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Omega General Help / Re: Tapping / Knocking Noise :(

« on: 19 August 2010, 21:53:32 »

i had a ticking /knocking noise from top of engine , did all the flushing/oil changing etc etc......still no joy

opened  up cam cover , removed camshafts , checked lifters, 2 were knackered, got two new ones, fitted and put all back together, noise gone! 

you can read my original post under 'please help' 

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Omega General Help / Re: Please help

« on: 11 August 2010, 22:45:56 »

Finally....Ive done it!   car is now purring like a kitten , cause? two buggered hydraulic lifters.......now all i need to do is fit a bonnet release cable.......are they easy to do? any idea how much i'll pay for one?

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Omega General Help / Re: Please help

« on: 10 August 2010, 20:00:46 »

Thanks very much for advice Phil, ill report back tommorow night with news on repair....

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Omega General Help / Re: Please help

« on: 09 August 2010, 20:18:46 »

will do Phil,
just as a thought should i replace all cam cap bolts for new ones since they have been in and out a few times??

or will threadlock be ok on its own?

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Omega General Help / Re: Please help

« on: 09 August 2010, 18:28:00 »

i'm such a bloody dunder heed!,

whilst putting all back together, i set torque wrench to high and snap two cam followers bolts, got them out easy enough tho.....so all good, just had to order to from main dealer tho( 40p each)  , once there on, hopefully jobs a good un.....

 

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Omega General Help / Re: Please help

« on: 08 August 2010, 17:06:02 »

Finally!!!!!

Ive opened it all up, removed camshafts and took out lifters, lifters numbers 3 (from front) was buggered(loose as anything) lifter number 7 was starting to go aswell,  that was on exhaust side

on inlet side all was fine...........so finally i think ive found the problem,  so away to motor factors tommorrow for two lifters........what price should i be looking at?

     

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Omega General Help / Re: Please help

« on: 08 August 2010, 14:18:33 »

cheers Phil,
gonna pop it open again , double check  every thing and check the lifters and followers and reset torques

thanks m8

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Omega General Help / Re: Please help

« on: 07 August 2010, 19:44:39 »

cant seem to alter my profile , i'm in East Lothian , Scotland, Just East of Edinburgh

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Omega General Help / Re: Please help

« on: 07 August 2010, 19:19:05 »

thanks for reply Phil, ill not bother swopping them about,  i did however, whilst cam cover was off, give the followers a slight tighten, it hasn't solved the problem except make starting the car akward..........as in instead of turning over right away....now it grinds and slightly splutters to a start....have i possibly over tightened the cam followers

Also noticed , when i look at cam timimg sprockets (both exhaust and inlet) straight on from the front, they seem to turn slightly off centre....kinda hard to explain!!? (could this have something to do with the ticking noise??

i seem to have covered all bases , that i can think off,  looks like its time for a garage........
really dont want to take it to a garage

any more advice ..anyone?


p.s.  just got this link from YOU TUBE....altho not same car...its the exact same noise-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XYKLLZcZpU&feature=related

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Omega General Help / Re: Please help

« on: 05 August 2010, 23:22:08 »

thanks for the advice.....
whats lazy mean?

what if i swopped a few of the cam followers about? good or bad idea

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Omega General Help / Re: Please help

« on: 05 August 2010, 19:43:02 »

the new gasket i fitted was in perfect condition, the broken bolt was top front next to thermostat, ive now got a solid seal...on manifold to head
The ticking seems to be just under cam cover , just at the back of the timing sprockets.

I looked under there the day and ensured all was tight and no burr or marked cams etc???  still cant find anything???

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Omega General Help / Re: Please help

« on: 05 August 2010, 19:35:00 »

Now there is a good point, the new gasket i got, only had 3 shims on it , however when i took of the old(2nd gasket kit) i noticed the gasket had 6 shims on it, but i thought that the 3 shimed gasket was obviuosly the right one.......now you mention it the 6 shimmed is the right one to fit  now...correct??

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Omega General Help / Re: Please help

« on: 05 August 2010, 18:03:15 »

Well, finally got stud out, and had to retap hole, exhaust manifold is now solid, with no leaks whatsoever,
The ticking is still there, so i took camcover off and had a look about all seems well, put it all back together ...ticking still there!!!!!

One thing had keeps entering my head.........this is the third head gasket to be done in 2 years......as Tapper888 said piston/valve contact?   but surely the engineers (who knew it had been skimmed 2 times before would have advised or alerted me to the possibility of piston/valve contact.............if it is that problem.....any solution anyone?    i can rev the car right up to just before the red and everything is normal(apart from ticking)  so cant imagine any damage if i was to give it a thrashing...is this the answer ? 
please help  at wits end now

thanks guys
J

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Omega General Help / Re: Please help

« on: 27 July 2010, 22:43:58 »

Had a go at retracting bolt from head....what a bugger!   think i might end up doing more damage than good....so leaving it for next door neighbour , who is gonna look/fix it on thursday night

bloody nuisance!

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Omega General Help / Re: Please help

« on: 25 July 2010, 15:20:30 »

could that idea be based on 3 head skims???   

Today i started the motor and put a blockage over the missing bolt hole and the ticking more or less halfed in loudness???      

tommorrow am going to extract broken bolt in exhaust manifold( in head)  and replace with new bolt and tighten FT.

fingers crossed!