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17th April 2022, 12:22 | #1 |
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2.5 "tappety" sound on start up
My 2.5 75 had been off the road for circa 5 years before I bought it and I've spent another year doing multiple works to bring to roadworthy condition. I also changed the belts due to lack of history.
The car now runs really well, but on start up, and for the first couple of minutes idling, there is a tappety sound. This doesn't happen if the car has recently run. It sounds to me as though there is reluctance for the oil to get up to them, but is this a known problem, (with solution?). Oil level is correct. Thanks, Michael |
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Cliff (Teflon) had a similar sound and it turned out to be piston slap.
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Here's what mine sounded like (noise starts around 19 seconds in):
Once the engine was warm, the noise vanished. Cliff
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Thanks both. That noise is similar but I think lower pitch than mine. I'll try and post a similar video. What's the prognosis for piston slap? is it curable?
Since I originally posted I found reference to a Rover bulletin, TB0037, advising a cure for noisy tapetts by changing an O ring on the oil pickup tube. I can't find original bulletin, but it seems the mod prevented air being drawn in at the joint and allowed the correct amount of oil to be drawn out of the sump. Does anyone have any experience of this mod? |
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I believe piston slap is common on the KV6 and nothing to worry about. Just wait until the engine is up to temp before giving it the beans! My ZT does the same.
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I had this on my ZT 190. Then I put some engine flush in the oil, let the car idle for 20 mins and drained the oil and left it to drain for a further 20 mins. Used Petronas oil and fault was cured. It only happened on start up for about 10 seconds when it occurred. Car was quieter after and never occurred again.
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In my experience this could be one of four things.
If you've removed the engine sound-deadening cover to determine that the noise is without question the tappets, then proceed with using Flush Out. Simon
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Hi Michael
There was a bulletin about the o ring on the pick up pipe but from memory it was only a certain range of 2.0v6 engines I will try and find it and check, I would suspect from your description that it has got some piston slap this often happens on cars that get used on short trips with a lot of cold starts if that's what it is dont worry about it as when warm the noise will have gone Dave |
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Thanks all for the responses. Much appreciated as always. As the car has had so little use for a prolonged period I'll look up the Comma flush-out. I've changed belts and tensioner.
If that doesn't change things then I think piston slap is a "feature" of my engine, as garages used to say, and probably still do! I'll let you know for completeness of the post. Thanks, Michael. |
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