3G: Engine noise sound ok?

prelude91 · Post by **prelude91** » Mon Jan 12, 2015 10:25 pm

oops, farther than I thought, you sure its that far, aren't you Bradford?

Post by **Wayne2014** » Mon Jan 12, 2015 10:26 pm

prelude91 wrote:oops, farther than I thought, you sure its that far, aren't you Bradford?

Bradford to Southampton can NOT be 145miles?
My parents in Bristol are already 230 miles away

Post by **Donald** » Mon Jan 12, 2015 10:26 pm

mercutio wrote:I don't own a 3g though was trying to see if there was anyone close who could have a go at your tappets

Dirty boy!

Post by **Wayne2014** » Mon Jan 12, 2015 10:28 pm

Donald wrote:
mercutio wrote:I don't own a 3g though was trying to see if there was anyone close who could have a go at your tappets
Dirty boy!

prelude91 · Post by **prelude91** » Mon Jan 12, 2015 10:28 pm

FYI, it's the tappet/ valve adjustment. The tappets are fixed, as such, the tappets are adjusted so that they are a fixed distance from the valves as engine wear takes place.. But I'm still partly convinced or perplexed, as I thought they were hydraulic on the B20A7.

prelude91 · Post by **prelude91** » Mon Jan 12, 2015 10:30 pm

sorry, valves are fixed, as such, not the tappets.

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Mon Jan 12, 2015 10:31 pm

I don't know anything about the B20 but even hydraulic tappets wear and need shims

if its hydraulic then they will be tappets

prelude91 · Post by **prelude91** » Mon Jan 12, 2015 10:33 pm

You mean shims for hydraulics, agreed, and mine have never been touched, unless my local garage have done them as a matter of course. My FJ12 is shim and bucket, my old Hondas tappet and locknut. (Bloody fiddly!!)

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Mon Jan 12, 2015 10:35 pm

yeah I know what you mean you need 3 arms

prelude91 · Post by **prelude91** » Mon Jan 12, 2015 10:41 pm

..and a bit of finesse with a pair of feeler gauges, always takes me 2 or 3 attempts, good job they only need doing once every 6 to 8 years, the old Hondas don't do mch mileage now I have the fj12