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MK2 1.8 carb sounding a little tappy?
Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2012 2:11 pm
by samass
hey all, i've a mk2 gt2, 1.8 carb, and we started her up for the first in a few months and she was sounding reeeeeal tappy...
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sounds like a top end tap, do you knowledgeable lot reckon its the followers seeing as its been sat for a while? or something more serious?
oil level is fine, and oil is still yellow, and isnt burnt.
thoughts?
thanks in advance
Re: MK2 1.8 carb sounding a little tappy?
Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2012 3:00 pm
by james butler
sounds normal to me. take it for a drive see if it quietens down.
mine takes at least a minute or 2 from cold to stop tapping.
funnily enough the time it takes to quieten down lengthens the closer i get to each service, then with fresh oil goes back to normal.
Re: MK2 1.8 carb sounding a little tappy?
Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2012 4:37 pm
by samass
cool, good to know. not very experienced with these engines yet, always a learning process!
just got word from my mate who is driving (was driving) it to his place in reading, and its died. he thinks it was over heating, had no power low down, and now wont start :(
might all be over before its begun...
Re: MK2 1.8 carb sounding a little tappy?
Posted: Fri Jun 29, 2012 9:54 pm
by james butler
that sounds suspicously like oil pump failure. did you get oil light come on with a buzzer?
new engines are quite cheap and plentyfull so not a big problem to change engine if its seized.
james
Re: MK2 1.8 carb sounding a little tappy?
Posted: Sat Jun 30, 2012 1:32 am
by samass
hmm possibly that then! i think he mentioned that the oil light was on, but there was plenty of good oil in the motor. ill ring him tomorrow and get him to confirm all the symptoms.
how much you looking at for a replacement engine? like for like?
thanks for the input guys :thumb:
Re: MK2 1.8 carb sounding a little tappy?
Posted: Tue Jul 03, 2012 8:48 am
by james butler
1st thing to do is put a wanted add in the wanted section or look in the parts for sale section and subsection cars breaking, there you will find lots of spares including engines. its just a matter of finding one closest to you and for the right price. prob around 100-150 quid mark?
Re: MK2 1.8 carb sounding a little tappy?
Posted: Wed Jul 04, 2012 5:47 pm
by andyneedham2
Hi pal, sorry to hear about the (sounding like a) failed engine! I'm selling a 1.8 carb engine if you need one and you're interested. Although I'm located in Manchester. Selling the carb too so could come to an arrangement if you needed that aswell. Engine has a new coil, leads and distributor (all prob done 500 miles, if that). drop me a PM if you need any help.
Cheers,
Andy