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sticky tappet?


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I have been enjoying my new car, 1st Jaguar, and loving it, I have noticed a noisy tappet noise on start up, but this clears as soon as I blip the throttle.

Any suggestions or remedy for this?

 

The car is a 1998 4.0ltr

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your Oil maybe a bit thin or low  when was the last time it was changed, when i had a ford /vauxall which was prone for this sort of thing i changed the Oil and all was good again. ( but saying this it was 20/50 Oil with highish miles on the engines )

 

Ron 

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I agree with Ron a Oil change would perhaps cure the problem because it sounds to be a automatic 

tappet adjuster sticking they work on Oil pressure so when you flip the throttle the pressure adjusts it .???

 

Frank

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thanks for the replies, the previous owner had just done an Oil change on the car before I bought it, it has probably done less than 2000 miles since, I will check which Oil it has as the remaining Oil is in the boot, what is the recommended grade for this model?, maybe it is to thin?

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There is a additive you can use that is made to free off sticky valve lifters Ive never used one

so can't comment .----But i have heard of  --Wynns Hydraulic Valve Lifter Treatment --Get it from

Halfords I would think it would be cheaper than letting it get too bad and then have to replace parts.????

 

 

Frank

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There is a additive you can use that is made to free off sticky valve lifters Ive never used one

so can't comment .----But i have heard of  --Wynns Hydraulic Valve Lifter Treatment --Get it from

Halfords I would think it would be cheaper than letting it get too bad and then have to replace parts.????

 

 

Frank

Thanks Frank, I will put some in and report back, hopefully it will sort it out

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