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5k makes a ticking sound

Postby scope » Wed May 30, 2007 9:59 am

hey

my 5k makes a ticking sound, gets faster as the revs get higher. could this be the tappets need resetting? or something worse?

drives fine

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Postby ~SlideWays~ » Wed May 30, 2007 10:49 am

Yeah sounds like tappets. Well its the first thing I'd be checking.
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Postby Dell'Orto » Wed May 30, 2007 1:48 pm

Tappets, or an exhaust leak.
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Postby scope » Wed May 30, 2007 2:18 pm

Mmm, Boost wrote:Tappets, or an exhaust leak.


there's that exhaust leak being mentioned again :lol:
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Postby Dell'Orto » Wed May 30, 2007 6:56 pm

Its one of the most common issues with K series engines with extractors!
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