tappets

[mjpearce]

what sort of job is it to adjust tappets

 

[martinthrapston]

as the tappets are hydralic you will need shims,but you wont know what size until you have measured the gap,best left to a garage to do if you have never done this before

 

[mjpearce]

I am a retired mechanic have checked auto data info and shows tappet settings,so should not be hydraulic tappets or have i miss read info.

 

[red]

I'm pretty sure they're Hydraullic too. I'm pretty sure my brothers Puma has been re-shimmed previously.

 

[puma black ;)]

yep they are 100% hydraulic mine are tapping a bit took it to a garage last week and they wanted 300quid, i think im gunna leave them a little longer, i would attempt it myself but im scared of messing the timing up

 

[mjpearce]

I have now removed cams and can assure you that if you paid to have hydraulic tappets re-shimmed you were ripped off. They are shim adjusted only. Off to ford dealers to get shims. Job NOT for the D.I.Y.er. Thanks for your help.

 

[red]

Thanks for the update, my brother didn't pay for it it was done prior to his ownership. I suppose all it had done is what you're doing.

Would you be able to update us with how you get on and whether it makes a good difference to the noise?

 

[mix2000]

A good idea before any maintenance is a good engine flush, can make the world of difference to the tappets.

 

[mjpearce]

Thanks for the update, my brother didn't pay for it it was done prior to his ownership. I suppose all it had done is what you're doing.

Would you be able to update us with how you get on and whether it makes a good difference to the noise?

mix 2000 said a good flush would help with the tappets,this will not help shimmed tappets but would help hydraulic ones.Forte do an additive for noisy tappets.The reason I had to do this was one tappet had no clearance.This is a freebie for a friend of my sons and to keep up to speed with the latest tec on these cars.

 

[mjpearce]

Have now completed the job,engine on all four cylinders again.Really not a job for D I Y guys, no disrespect meant.Had to sort out clearances in metric, would have been easier in thous ( 25.4mm to 1inch).I could remember that from tec (1959 -1964).

 

[red]

Excellent, well done Bet you're chuffed!