Hi mate two months ago I overhauled my head - new valvels and valve caps. now on y way back through France and had to stop due to excessive rattle and vibration in engineof my 200tdi disco. had the valve cover off yesterday and discovered all caps had worn through. Just left with polo mints...

Well - pulled the head off today and have found the following.... 1) pistons and bores look great - still has the cross hatched glazebuster marks in the bores - not bad for 116k. 2) All the tappet slides, rollers and housings are fine. 3) Tiny little valve caps are fine 4) HOWEVER - i...

Hi Folks, have just joined this forum and am hoping someone can help with advice on a problem with my 200tdi. About a month ago I started to hear what I thought was a noisy tappet. Checked and adjusted valve clearance - none were vastly out but the tapping has turned to a full blown rattle...