top end rattling
31 December 2009, 04:52 PM
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top end rattling
I'm not sure if i'm being paranoid but the more i listen the more it sounds like i own a 1986 feista. I have a blob eye and just wondering if this is normal for this model. when i listen to it closely the tapping is coming from both top corners of the engine. It has plenty of oil in it but wondering if i have a blockage anywhere. does any one know how i can check with out stripping the engine???
31 December 2009, 05:08 PM
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If its both side of the sound engine equal, its most likely just valve train, injectors etc etc. Best thing is to take the car to someone familiour with subarus to have a listen and go from there.
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Haven't we been here before? It won't be tappets as only pre-'97MY classics have them. Blobeye WRXs have shimless buckets - and while not impossible, it's unlikely for a car of this age to have its valve clearances go seriously out of spec on both sides.
As above the likeliest cause of this would be injectors if it isn't temperature dependent, although there are a few other obvious explanations, most of which have already been mentioned.
As above the likeliest cause of this would be injectors if it isn't temperature dependent, although there are a few other obvious explanations, most of which have already been mentioned.
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