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pudding:
--- Quote from: Birchy on August 29, 2022, 08:16:32 pm ---Quite a large task undertaken over the bank holiday…I’ve been trying to pinpoint a tapping from cold that goes away once warmed up. After loads of listening over the engine by ear and using an engine stethoscope, I still wasn’t able to figure out the exact cause but decided that it had to be one or more hydraulic tappets. So a full set of tappets and rockers later and I’m v happy that the engine is now dreamy! Really nice and quiet, even from cold start.
Only the one picture taken…just having put the new items in.
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Good work :happy2: How much were the tappets? One of mine taps for like, 3 or 4 seconds, occasionally on a cold start then shuts up. Not worth replacing all 16 for that :grin:
Octoparrot:
Replaced the high level brake light using the smashing out method, thankfully all went smoothly.
mjmallia:
--- Quote from: Pudding on September 03, 2022, 02:33:15 pm ---
--- Quote from: mjmallia on September 03, 2022, 09:41:48 am ---Fitted a HEL clutch line, but not had a chance to drive the car properly yet.
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:happy2:
Didn't know HEL made one! I've always preferred them over Goodridge etc.
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Yes. Very good quality but nothing else to compare it to
https://auto.helperformance.com/volkswagen-golf-mk5-all-models-2004-2010-flexible-braided-full-accumulator-delete-clutch-line
LC5F:
--- Quote from: Pudding on September 03, 2022, 02:33:15 pm ---Didn't know HEL made one! I've always preferred them over Goodridge etc.
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They will make anything you ask them
Birchy:
--- Quote from: Pudding on September 03, 2022, 03:08:30 pm ---
--- Quote from: Birchy on August 29, 2022, 08:16:32 pm ---Quite a large task undertaken over the bank holiday…I’ve been trying to pinpoint a tapping from cold that goes away once warmed up. After loads of listening over the engine by ear and using an engine stethoscope, I still wasn’t able to figure out the exact cause but decided that it had to be one or more hydraulic tappets. So a full set of tappets and rockers later and I’m v happy that the engine is now dreamy! Really nice and quiet, even from cold start.
Only the one picture taken…just having put the new items in.
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Good work :happy2: How much were the tappets? One of mine taps for like, 3 or 4 seconds, occasionally on a cold start then shuts up. Not worth replacing all 16 for that :grin:
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For the full set of tappets and rockers it worked out at a touch over £300. Having checked around, the best place I found was Bartek in Germany and that price was even with the import duty. TPS wanted nearly £500! For the size of the job, I’d put up with an occasional 3 or 4 second cold start tap lol. From inspecting the ones I took out, only 2 were sticking. But I ordered the new set before I had stripped it down. It’s actually surprised me how much quieter the engine is in general now, considering it was pretty quiet before once it was warmed up.
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