I have rebuilt the engine, all went well. But I have what I beleve to be valve tappimg. It makes no noise at idle, but when you give it some gas it makes a tapping noise. Ive took off and put the timing belt on at least 5 or 6 times. Is there a trick to it? Ive followed the steps in my chilton book step by step.... Any help would be great help.

 

Its lifter tick... nothing to worry about.

By the way... what car?

 

What viscosity and brand of oil do you use in the car?

 

how can you cure a lifter tick? new lifters? (i know its off topic, im just wondering)

 

You could try new lifters. But the 4g63t (in my experience) always has lifter tick regardless. Its almost like trying to geta relay to stop ticking... complicated and pointless.

 

You can also put a special additive in the oil (harmless) and in about 2-300 miles they stop ticking... well some peoples didnt stop... but mine did

 

That stuff exists, lol?? Whats it called Seb?

 

I forget what its called. I used it when i was in England so it wouldnt be called the same thing. Any autozone techie would know what your lookin for. I just dont know what you guys call it here : )

 

Hey outta curiosity, Seb, whats gas goin for in England right now... (Do the conversion, man... Im lazy as hell.) Gallons and Dollars, buddy.

 

its about 1 GBP per liter. 5 liters in a gallon = 5 GBP per galon... the conversion is like 1.8 so that means its almost 10 bucks a gallon. So next time you think about bitching about gas....... think about it lol They get paid a lot less than u guys anyway.. and living in general is more expensive