Tappy Tappetts Is An Oil Change The Cure ?

[Fazza6868 0]

I have developed a tappetty sound only really under load or at mid to higher revs on my Mi16 . I am going to do an oil change tommorrow and plan to replace oil with top quality stuff and obviously a new filter. Hopefully from reading through hundreds of threads this may help If I have a lazy tappet

 

Should I use a flush first ?

 

what oil is preffered I was going to get the Fuchs 10-40 semi synth

Edited October 25, 2009 by Fazza6868

[Pob 1]

What engine is it?

 

Dan

[Fazza6868 0]

Ooops sorry Mi16

[Cameron 16]

Try a genuine Peugeot oil filter when you do your oil change, lots of people on here recommend it!

[Fazza6868 0]

Try a genuine Peugeot oil filter when you do your oil change, lots of people on here recommend it!

 

Thanks cameron I will do , what oil is best though and should I flush it?

[Cameron 16]

Any decent quality oil, you don't need to go for the best of the best. I normally run Mobil 1 in mine but decided to go for Millers in this build and so far its been pretty decent, I haven't noticed any difference and its quite a bit cheaper so I'll be using it again.

[Fazza6868 0]

I have just bought some Wynns Hydraulic valve lifter treatment, has anybody had any experience with this stuff ?

[KRISKARRERA 2 1 Cars]

Same problem with mine. Tried umpteen regular oil changes and a flush. No difference. Convinced the tappety noise is thanks to the cambelt snapping 5 years ago.