Is this anything to worry about ? A guy said to me yesterday it sounded like tappets .

Can i get rid of the noise

cheers

 

Sure the sound is coming from the engine?

Could be the boost solenoid thingy on the drivers side wing in the engine bay?

 

It can be 'followers'...have read lots on changing the oil to give a 'thicker' viscosity.

It can be turbo solonoid 'ticking'...but probably the followers

 

Same thing happened with mine 2001 WRX

After a service at Subaru tapping like a bugger!

Works out some goon fill the car with castrol SLX 0W-30

Changed for Motul 15W-50 problem sorted!

Sounds like a modern engine should sweet!

Plums.

 

It sounds louder when you listen under the car. Is this likely to be followers ?
Im getting paranoid now.

Cheers

 

Dont get paranoid, get thicker oil

 

Hi. I work for Castrol as tanker driver and we supply loads of scooby dealers.ie SGT in berkshire , Cross country cars Oxon , etc etc. SLX way to thin mate. All the dealers we supply to use 10/40 Magnatec. 0/30 not thick enough chap hope this helps you ?

 

I spoke to a guy in the Subaru Garage, he says they use Castrol gtx 15/30.

He says "the wrong oil shouldn't make any diference to the noise of the engine "

Any thoughts ?

 

thought:
he hasent heard the difference it makes...

mine ticked ... was running dealer supplied oil.

got some motul 15/50 oil - no ticks, sound much stronger and quieter

 

SCOsaltire,

Is it an STI you have, im going to try it in mine i have the same problem too.

 

Am i likely to get Motul 15/50 in my local Halfords

 

soz, nope - its a MY99 car

i got some from JohnS in the last group buy.

 

Yup, I have a thought.....the guy you spoke too knows **** all about hydraulic tappets. But then, thats no surprise really, given the state of many so called "vehicle technicians".



Hydraulic tappets (followers) will be viscosity/pressure dependent to work properly. Generally, lower viscosity oil will make them "sink" and be noisy as the clearance will increase.

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[Edited by Diablo - 9/16/2002 3:09:50 PM]

 

I thought sti tappets were solid ?

Are chattery hydraulic tappets common ?

Anyone know how much a new set costs ?

Cheers

Ken

 

Are you sure its not the fuel injectors?

 

Hello chaps my 98wrx has noisey tappets and i have changed my oil several times, and at the moment i am running mobil 1 motorsport 15/50 and the noise is still there!!!!!!!!

Want to try thicker oil but been given so much crap info dont know what to put in it!!

 

Same here, my WRX STI Type R 98 model has the same problem, I find it quite loud. Doesn't seem to be as bad when the weather is cooler or at night time, so I suppose it does depend on the viscosity of the oil. I am running on the Mobil 1 motorsport 15/50 too, cant see any other oil making a difference? I was told that this was probably the best oil to use!
I am also interested in the price of a new set of tappets, what would be the labour charge for such a job. I believe that the cams need to be removed for this job.

 

Well i went to Central Subaru (subaru breakers)who said if it is the tappets then it will cost around 2-400 quid all in depending on how many and if both sides need doing.i have boooked mine for next week to get sorted!!

 

What do we conclude from this thread ?

Is it worth changing the oil ?

Where can i get motul oil ?

 

With 4 cams wont this be very expensive, I was gonna get it done on my 16V GTE and each follower was £6 each (best price I could get) So for a scooby id take a guess at £24'000 each and with labour on the top, not much change offa 1/2 a Mil. But shop around you might get it cheaper.
If its an import your probably better buying a learjet and going to Japan yourself, we need some Learjet posts as the search never came up with any finds.

Depite the muppet like content there is a message in there.

 

I've heared it can be due to synthetic and fully synthetic oil on turbo engines as the fully synthetic gets very thin due to the heat of the turbo? - Just to throw another point in!

[Edited by MysoScooby - 9/17/2002 12:28:40 AM]

 

OK chaps but what can we say is a good oil to use in a situation like this?

 

Have a look at the oil thread in general


[Edited by Diablo - 9/17/2002 9:49:34 AM]

 

Mine does the same. Had it serviced last saturday and the old oil (mobil 1 motorsport 15/50) just poured out like water!!! It was very overdue for a service but I didn't think it would be this thin. Since the oil change the noise has died down a lot but is still there a bit, but I'm probably just listening out for it now Does seem that an oil change makes all the difference. From now on I'm changing mine every 6 months/3000 miles just to be on the safe side.

 

Charlie what did u have put in your car after the service mate?

 

I know it sounds simple, and I hope for your sake it is but I have an STi7. I took it in for the 1k service and the oil change to my surprise was Semi synth'. I placed on another thread recently that I thought this was really odd, but the service manager said Subaru don't like Fully synth'. Anyway had some work done geometry and the likes, and whilst this was being done really listened to the engine which was really tappety. The guys doing the work said the same and asked what oil had gone in, when I told them (after picking them up off the floor) they said under no circumstances would anybody want to put semi into a vehicle like this. Anyway, I put Silkolene "S" in, and guess what, no more tapping, and really smooth to boot. Do you know what oil has gone into yours and is it 10w50? I know I'll be taking my own oil in with me cos if its good enough for porsches its good enough for the scoob.

[Edited by adair69 - 9/17/2002 10:51:25 AM]

 

Damn so at least one person has sorted there car with out paying hundreds!!! i have been putting in 15w50 mobil 1 motorsport in mine yet its tapping away,gonna go buy some silkolene s know and see what happens.....

 

Good luck!!!

Really hope it works

 

Cant get it anywhere, tried motordiscount,halfords,locals and auto parts , also tried bike shop!!bummer

 

Try TSL, they'll mail it to you.