Right, how can you tell if its just your tappets on the way out or if its something more serious?
Mine is making the same horrible rattle im always on about, been steadily getting worse for around 3-4 months of regular driving. Took it to Ian at hi tec about 2 months back and he said at the time that he wasnt concerned as pulsar engines usually have a bit of a rattle due to noisy injectors but to keep an eye on it if it starts increasing. :shock: Had the oil changed this weekend and it hasnt settled it down. (was advised to try this first)
Sound seems to be coming from top end of engine which leads me to believe its the tappets need doing. When the engine gets up to temp its gets louder and increases in..well.. tappiness with the revs. Again, this leads me to think tappets need doing.
A couple of people have said though that tappet noise is very similar to a big end on the way out. Oil pressure is fine, sits at middle of the gauge unless you put your foot down and then it increases to around 3/4 and then settles back down on over run.
Also worth noting that when you have gentle throttle on at temp the knock reading from my SAFCII goes absolutly mental (4, 32, 6, 28,13 you get the picture)
No garage will look at it and to be honest im very much a layman in terms of engines etc so any guidance, more things to look for or any opinions will be greatly received.
Thanks
Mine is making the same horrible rattle im always on about, been steadily getting worse for around 3-4 months of regular driving. Took it to Ian at hi tec about 2 months back and he said at the time that he wasnt concerned as pulsar engines usually have a bit of a rattle due to noisy injectors but to keep an eye on it if it starts increasing. :shock: Had the oil changed this weekend and it hasnt settled it down. (was advised to try this first)
Sound seems to be coming from top end of engine which leads me to believe its the tappets need doing. When the engine gets up to temp its gets louder and increases in..well.. tappiness with the revs. Again, this leads me to think tappets need doing.
A couple of people have said though that tappet noise is very similar to a big end on the way out. Oil pressure is fine, sits at middle of the gauge unless you put your foot down and then it increases to around 3/4 and then settles back down on over run.
Also worth noting that when you have gentle throttle on at temp the knock reading from my SAFCII goes absolutly mental (4, 32, 6, 28,13 you get the picture)
No garage will look at it and to be honest im very much a layman in terms of engines etc so any guidance, more things to look for or any opinions will be greatly received.
Thanks
