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P38A 4.6 THOR - Noisy till warmed up thoroughly - all ok now
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I will do. But I have just been out in her for a 40 mile run and she's nice and warm now.Come on then Dan!
I will start her up tomorrow morning and try and get a recording of the noise.
I shall be highly embarrassed if you all say "They all sound like that".
My last one (also a 4.6) didn't make the noise so it sticks out like a sore-thumb to me.
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If it was bottom end the noise would never subside.
Sounds like a tappet to me..
Dump a litre of ATF in the oil and run it for a few miles or hours in my case, then change it..
Mine had a little rattle.
The ATF cut through all the shyte, add to that a nice oil change..
Pucker now.
Sounds like a tappet to me..
Dump a litre of ATF in the oil and run it for a few miles or hours in my case
, then change it..Mine had a little rattle.
The ATF cut through all the shyte, add to that a nice oil change..
Pucker now.
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If it was bottom end the noise would never subside.
Sounds like a tappet to me..
Dump a litre of ATF in the oil and run it for a few miles or hours in my case
Mine had a little rattle.
The ATF cut through all the shyte, add to that a nice oil change..
Pucker now.
See post #4.
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Ok, here is a video. Poorest possible quality from an action camera (of course).
Was just going to go round the block, but a third cop-car screamed up my street so I followed it to find out why.
Was just going to go round the block, but a third cop-car screamed up my street so I followed it to find out why.
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Can't hear a thing, buy some ear plugs. Nice car, same colour as mine, same seats but mine has a proper engine in it.
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Thanks for listening to it Tony. I was afraid the "noise" would not be easily caught by an action cam.Can't hear a thing, buy some ear plugs. Nice car, same colour as mine, same seats but mine has a proper engine in it.
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How did you manage to film that in the future?
Think his clock is wrong.
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Yup, the action CAM is on last Summers-time.
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You can hear it in the beginning, when Dan blips the throttle it is very audible.
Also when he drives off, if ya listen hard enough ya can hear it.
sounds like a tappet or 2 or 3
Also when he drives off, if ya listen hard enough ya can hear it.
sounds like a tappet or 2 or 3
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ooh and a nice RRC at 3:19
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I thought a bit lower in the engine like a camshaft end bearing.... You need to get someone there with you to hear it @DanClarke
Nice bus mate. Should be green really
Nice bus mate. Should be green really
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Most recent excursions are without the initial tappety-tap noise that necessitated the original post.
I noticed this today while taking a short drive. Sludge in tappet valve has shifted/loosened it seems.
I noticed this today while taking a short drive.
Sludge in tappet valve has shifted/loosened it seems.
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I thought a bit lower in the engine like a camshaft end bearing.... You need to get someone there with you to hear it @DanClarke
Nice bus mate. Should be green really
The best ones are red. Don't know why. Just one of those things.
