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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!

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

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

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?

what engines have you both got?

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

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

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

yeah mine's the 75bhp 1.4 16v.

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

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!