Yet another lil issue!

[M54 SINGH]

Basically even after my service my car was sounding abit tooo noisy for its own good.. ive had a local garage look at it n they rekon its the oil pump... wha do u guys think?

thanx in advance!

[alexperkins]

What kinda noisy is it mate...grinding rattling crunching?

[M54 SINGH]

its a lil bit tappety and sounds abit like a diesel on cold start lol
i no the tappets on these are hydrolic ones... so gna get them measured... bt wt bout the diesel sounds

[polo_mad]

your in the same boat mate! Ever since i bought my polo, it has sounded like a diesel, still no idea why though.. can anyone put some light on this subject?

[alexperkins]

what engines have you both got?

[red6n2]

lol i also suffer from this and ive got the 60bhp 1.4 SE, but mine has done over 130,000 miles !

[RS_GT]

i have this problem too, it sounds a lot like a diesel and a i get a faint tapping noise too

i have a 1.4 8v AUD engine

[M54 SINGH]

ive got the AHW (75 bhp valver)...... Ma Local Garage rekons that its the oil pump on its way out....

[polo_mad]

yeah mine's the 75bhp 1.4 16v.

[alexperkins]

the 1.4 16V 75bhp models are renowned for being loud. Its due to the tappets wearing. A bottle of wynns hydraulic tappet lubricant in with the oil will help quieten the engine down, and sometimes a slightly thicker engine oil such as a 15w40 can help quieten them down.

Theres nothing wrong as such, its just wear and tear. With good maintenance, they will continue for many thousands of miles.

A can of engine oil flush, new oil and filter and a bottle of tappet lubricant in with the new oil can work wonders - try it

[M54 SINGH]

i have already done the engine flush and new oil filter etc (service done about 1000 miles ago)... i will change the oil within 5000 miles! and also chuck in some hydraulic tappet lubricats....
but yehhh thanx for that m8!