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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Malcolm_D on 08 October 2010, 12:54:53

Title: Sounds like a bag of spanners!
Post by: Malcolm_D on 08 October 2010, 12:54:53

My old 2.5 V6 sounds very noisy at the top end when first started up, I would attempt to describe it but recall the 'dugga, dugga, dugga' thread so no way! The noise is like the tappets need adjusting, it improves after getting warm but can still be heard from time to time. I have to admit that I have been a little lax in the past with regular oil changes  :-[ :-[, it has had a change recently.
Suggestions, things to try, magic fixes?  :-/

Title: Re: Sounds like a bag of spanners!
Post by: PhilRich on 08 October 2010, 13:00:05

Try a bottle or two of Wynns Hydraulic Valve Lifter Treatment. :y

Title: Re: Sounds like a bag of spanners!
Post by: vauxfan2k on 08 October 2010, 13:00:15

use genuine vaux oil and filter if you havent already, if its been alot of miles before you did the recent change then there may be some permanent damage in that the noise will stay for good, run it for a couple of hundred miles on the vaux oil, and if need be after that stick in some stp treatment.

 :)

Title: Re: Sounds like a bag of spanners!
Post by: Malcolm_D on 08 October 2010, 13:01:59

Thanks guys, will do as suggested. :y :y

Title: Re: Sounds like a bag of spanners!
Post by: aaronjb on 08 October 2010, 13:29:14

But it wouldn't go dugga dugga dugga dugga..

It'd go clickety clickety clickety clickety if it's the lifters.....  :P ;D ;D

Title: Re: Sounds like a bag of spanners!
Post by: Malcolm_D on 08 October 2010, 14:08:26

No, its more like clackaty, clackaty, clackaty!  :o :o :o

Title: Re: Sounds like a bag of spanners!
Post by: aaronjb on 08 October 2010, 14:40:45

 ;D ;D

I'm going to get you all doing this, eventually..

Title: Re: Sounds like a bag of spanners!
Post by: Malcolm_D on 08 October 2010, 15:03:32

I like a man who is up for a challenge - is that why we own Miggies?  ;)

Title: Re: Sounds like a bag of spanners!
Post by: MaxV6 on 08 October 2010, 15:20:10

also look at manifold gasket, and EGR valve...

my elite is doing very similar things...


mine's the manifold gasket......


(and the EGR, but that's now been replaced, just gotta et the manifold done now.)

Title: Re: Sounds like a bag of spanners!
Post by: Malcolm_D on 08 October 2010, 15:29:17

Did you replace the EGR with a new one, off a breaker or just blank it off?

Title: Re: Sounds like a bag of spanners!
Post by: MaxV6 on 08 October 2010, 15:35:33

i got one off another member.....     having blanked it off while waiting .....

but it was known good .....