sticky tappet?

[markt]

I have been enjoying my new car, 1st Jaguar, and loving it, I have noticed a noisy tappet noise on start up, but this clears as soon as I blip the throttle.

Any suggestions or remedy for this?

 

The car is a 1998 4.0ltr

[the guardian]

your Oil maybe a bit thin or low  when was the last time it was changed, when i had a ford /vauxall which was prone for this sort of thing i changed the Oil and all was good again. ( but saying this it was 20/50 Oil with highish miles on the engines )

 

Ron 

[O.T.H]

I agree with Ron a Oil change would perhaps cure the problem because it sounds to be a automatic 

tappet adjuster sticking they work on Oil pressure so when you flip the throttle the pressure adjusts it .???

 

Frank

[markt]

thanks for the replies, the previous owner had just done an Oil change on the car before I bought it, it has probably done less than 2000 miles since, I will check which Oil it has as the remaining Oil is in the boot, what is the recommended grade for this model?, maybe it is to thin?

[markt]

The Oil in the car is 10w 40 semi synthetic, which from what I have read is correct.

[O.T.H]

There is a additive you can use that is made to free off sticky valve lifters Ive never used one

so can't comment .----But i have heard of  --Wynns Hydraulic Valve Lifter Treatment --Get it from

Halfords I would think it would be cheaper than letting it get too bad and then have to replace parts.????

 

 

Frank

[markt]

There is a additive you can use that is made to free off sticky valve lifters Ive never used one

so can't comment .----But i have heard of  --Wynns Hydraulic Valve Lifter Treatment --Get it from

Halfords I would think it would be cheaper than letting it get too bad and then have to replace parts.????

 

 

Frank

Thanks Frank, I will put some in and report back, hopefully it will sort it out

[Old Peter]

The oil in the car is 10w 40 semi synthetic, which from what I have read is correct.

Hi Mark,

 

You can get very good Oil advice from Opie Oils  ---  just have a look at their Website.  

 

Regards,

 

Peter.

[markt]

I have put in the Wynns treatment today, so hopefully that is going to cure the problem.

[markt]

Unfortunately the Wynns treatment hasn't had any effect, so may have to run it in the garage for an opinion on getting it sorted.