Anyone know about Telstars?

[ollieboy]

My friend has a 1990 Telstar and its making a ticking sound like loose tappets. Do these have adjustable tappets and if so would anyone be able to give me the specs on what they need to be set to?

Cheers
Ollie

[Crucible]

My friend has a 1990 Telstar and its making a ticking sound like loose tappets. Do these have adjustable tappets and if so would anyone be able to give me the specs on what they need to be set to?

Cheers
Ollie

pretty sure they're hydraulic .... run a flush then change the oil and use MBL8 additive, works really good on mitsi and Subaru hyd tappets.

[Zak]

Depends on the engine, id its a DOHC one it'll be hydrolic, if it's a SHOC, it's most likely a tappet system.

[Blackstripe]

Try www.amazd.co.nz. there are a few Telstars, if its a dohc itll be a BP engine and they would know quite a bit about those lol

[Zak]

Na, if it's a DOHC it'll be a FE engine, similar, but alot stronger. Some one from amazd might know, Fraud Motorsport on there has built a few of them so he'd be the one to talk to.

[Alex B]

SOHC use hydrolic tappits, my fathers old 88 626 was horrible for them when cold.

[ollieboy]

Thanks for help guys. Will do engine flush and see, if that doesnt work will go to the website mentioned.

[Rob]

Sohc also has adjustable tappets and the hardening wears off really easily
due to fords and mazdas being shit haha

[fangsport]

My friend has a 1990 Telstar and its making a ticking sound like loose tappets.

it's the self destruct timer, be sneaky and out fox it with a litre of petrol and a match