Update report on my ticking engine
I posted a video before Christmas about a horrible ticking noise coming from my *then* newly bought car. I’ve had the car away in a garage since, but now I’m back on it. My suspicion is that a tappet has been filled with gunk, or just lost the will to live or something. I’ve concluded that the tapping is too consistent for rod knock, and also not fast enough for it to be bottom end. To back up my theory, I looked in the oil filter, and popped the timing cover off. There were no concerning amounts of glitter, no bronze material, and all the cams looked and felt perfect, but a reoccurring theme in the whole engine was crud. In the filter, and in the head etc. Timing chain also had good tension, albeit a bit of sideways play in the chain, but I’m guessing it’s normal.
I’m planning to clean the head to my best ability, and then doing some oil changes, maybe with additives, to try to make the lifter work again.
Does this sound like it could be the problem, or would yall advise me to do something different?
And on a side note, my disa valve was completely floppy, so that’s probably why it stalled when I mashed the gas before… It’s getting changed, don’t worry 😂