tappet noise with MOTUL
changed the oil on my MY97 to Motul 300v. it has been running on Magnatec (
) from the dealer & once myself. but now it's got Motul 300v (15w50) in, from a dead cold start, there is 5 seconds of tappet noise before the '97 slap is the only thing noticable 
it drives much smoother, specially when cold.
any ideas ?
is it that 15w50 is too thick cold ? compaired with 10w40 of before?
it's been a couple of weeks and it's not got any better
Steve
[Edited by ScoobyDuck - 10/17/2003 5:33:19 PM]
) from the dealer & once myself. but now it's got Motul 300v (15w50) in, from a dead cold start, there is 5 seconds of tappet noise before the '97 slap is the only thing noticable it drives much smoother, specially when cold.
any ideas ?
is it that 15w50 is too thick cold ? compaired with 10w40 of before?
it's been a couple of weeks and it's not got any better
Steve
[Edited by ScoobyDuck - 10/17/2003 5:33:19 PM]
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I suppose it has been quite cold these last few days... so it could be a bit thick on startup and take a few seconds to get round the engine?
Mine is running the same oil viscosity grade, and I haven't noticed anything like that, other than my overly loud ticking solenoid. (Well, apart from the time when I forgot to disconnect the crank sensor)
Edited:
It does stay a bit warmer on the IOW than "up north"
in England, so maybe I'll see something in the coming weeks.
Last year at this time I was running the car with 10W40 and then 5W40, so maybe by accident I have avoided the problem?
[Edited by dnb - 10/17/2003 11:41:36 PM]
Mine is running the same oil viscosity grade, and I haven't noticed anything like that, other than my overly loud ticking solenoid. (Well, apart from the time when I forgot to disconnect the crank sensor
)Edited:
It does stay a bit warmer on the IOW than "up north"
in England, so maybe I'll see something in the coming weeks. Last year at this time I was running the car with 10W40 and then 5W40, so maybe by accident I have avoided the problem?
[Edited by dnb - 10/17/2003 11:41:36 PM]
humm.. maybe Dave. 10w40 is PROBABLY better for the winter - bit late now.
but it certainly feels alot smoother from cold & I always warm up (coz it slaps!) neva above 2500rpm & no boost for a good 10mins and cool down (coz I've already blown the turbo )
If it gets warmer, I'll see if it goes away..
Steve
but it certainly feels alot smoother from cold & I always warm up (coz it slaps!
) neva above 2500rpm & no boost for a good 10mins and cool down (coz I've already blown the turbo )If it gets warmer, I'll see if it goes away..
Steve
Steve,
I had the same when I switched from 10W/40 Magnatec to 15W/50 Mobil 1. It p****d me off so much I took it out after a week and replaced it with the 'New' 5W/30 Magnatec (.....Shhhhh don't tell anyone).
It now alot quieter from cold....so I'm sticking with that.
[Edited by Scott.T - 10/18/2003 10:33:28 AM]
I had the same when I switched from 10W/40 Magnatec to 15W/50 Mobil 1. It p****d me off so much I took it out after a week and replaced it with the 'New' 5W/30 Magnatec (.....Shhhhh don't tell anyone
).It now alot quieter from cold....so I'm sticking with that.
[Edited by Scott.T - 10/18/2003 10:33:28 AM]
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Last change I went from Mobil Motorsport 15W50 to Motul Comp 15W50 and it is much quieter and smoother.. I am not sure on the cold mornings I shall check this tomorrow morning...
It used to tick like anything on semi 10W40 the dealer used to use.
JGM
It used to tick like anything on semi 10W40 the dealer used to use.
JGM
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