Mauser Posted December 8, 2009 Report Posted December 8, 2009 Anyone know what might be causing my Galaxy to rattle ?, sounds like a tappet but are these not hydraulic ?, or could it be an injestor noise ?. Sometimes it goes but today it sounds terrible even when driving oil changed recently and new filter all Ford stuff, use the car for work so cannot afford for it to die on me + cannot afford to take it to a stealer to pay for them to look @ it :).Any thoughts on what might be going wrong, read somewhere about an engine flush to clean the lifters and make them seal ?. Quote
Steven.Langdale Posted December 8, 2009 Report Posted December 8, 2009 How many miles has it done? regular oil changes? Steven Quote
Mauser Posted December 9, 2009 Author Report Posted December 9, 2009 How many miles has it done? regular oil changes? StevenWouldn't say regular maybe once every 2 years as only do about 3k a year, she has just clocked up 130,000 Quote
sparky Paul Posted December 10, 2009 Report Posted December 10, 2009 Anyone know what might be causing my Galaxy to rattle ?, sounds like a tappet but are these not hydraulic ? The tappets are indeed hydraulic bucket-type on the 2.3 petrol, i.e. self adjusting, and it is possible that you have one sticking, if that's what it sounds like. You can try the engine flush, but you just have to be aware that this can sometimes cause more problems than it cures on an engine that has done 100k+ miles... all sort of oil deposits can be dislodged and circulated. It might be worth a try though if you are prepared to strip the lifters out if it does make matters worse. The recommended course of action would be to remove the cams, then remove, clean and examine each tappet very carefully for scoring/wear - sticking can be wear related. Preferably, a complete new set would be fitted, but it wouldn't be cheap... :huh: Quote
marcostig Posted December 10, 2009 Report Posted December 10, 2009 mines got 136.000 and it feels like new..they are a strong engine,you could chuck money at it but not cure it i would just keep on running it ... Quote
gizmo.john Posted December 10, 2009 Report Posted December 10, 2009 mines done 207.000 i change the oil every 8.000 miles and every other put slik 50 in this helps, engine runs like a dream its a 2.3 1999 Quote
geuzer Posted December 27, 2009 Report Posted December 27, 2009 Anyone know what might be causing my Galaxy to rattle ?, sounds like a tappet but are these not hydraulic ?, or could it be an injestor noise ?. Sometimes it goes but today it sounds terrible even when driving oil changed recently and new filter all Ford stuff, use the car for work so cannot afford for it to die on me + cannot afford to take it to a stealer to pay for them to look @ it :lol:.Any thoughts on what might be going wrong, read somewhere about an engine flush to clean the lifters and make them seal ?. Mine does this when it get low on oil i just make sure its all topped up Quote
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