I am beginning to get a bit of the dread tappet/cam rattle on my very early (Aug 83) 110 V8. This after a genuine 69,000 miles and 23 years.
Typical conditions are either when coasting on very light throttle or accelerating heavily. At all other times, smooth as a dream.
My question is - at what stage do I need to do something about this - and what (or am I past that stage already) ? Total rebuild or just cam & tappet replacement ? If the latter, what else is worth doing at the same time ?
1983 110 V8 Station Waggon - LPG converted
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Raggylad wrote:I am beginning to get a bit of the dread tappet/cam rattle on my very early (Aug 83) 110 V8. This after a genuine 69,000 miles and 23 years.
Typical conditions are either when coasting on very light throttle or accelerating heavily. At all other times, smooth as a dream.
My question is - at what stage do I need to do something about this - and what (or am I past that stage already) ? Total rebuild or just cam & tappet replacement ? If the latter, what else is worth doing at the same time ?
Hi Raggylad, V8 cam's can go a lot earlier than that mate, they rely on regular oil change's to prevent cam wear, if it was me bud i would put a cam, set of follower's and renew the timing chain and fibre gear's aswell.
You will probally notice quite a difference in your engine after this, if it were me i might just whip the head's of and do the valve's at the same time.
Cheer's Basil
Landrover, If it don't leak oil, it's ran out.
Stage1 station wagon, 3.9 V8, galv chassis, parabolic's, lpg
Don't know anyone who's fitted them, but I had thought that next time I have to do all this type of work, I'd fit timing gears instead of the chain (Zeus do them I think?).
Might be worth considering. Mind you they're probably very expensive!
This after a genuine 69,000 miles and 23 years.
My question is - at what stage do I need to do something about this - and what (or am I past that stage already) ? Total rebuild or just cam & tappet replacement ? If the latter, what else is worth doing at the same time ?
