94beaver

Hi all,

I have started getting this slight tapping noise on start up, I dont know if it would be a tappet or what? But when the car is warm it goes.

I am having my car serviced saturday, so hoping a oil change might help!

any ideas would be great just dont tell me I must sell my other baby!

Marx Mcrae

iTrader: (4)

What year car is it?
It could be just piston slap

Mus

iTrader: (2)

It's common with forged pistons apparently

94beaver

2002 wrx. So nothing to worry about?

mrmarc

iTrader: (6)

my bug makes a slight tapping sound for a couple of mins after a cold start.been like this since a bought it 10k miles ago.
some say a thicker oil helps dampen the sound a bit.
i believe its common on alot of scoobies and nothing to be concerned about.

MK2VTR8VALVE

My V5 type R is the same...sounds a bit tappety on cold start up.

dlam6179

Try a hydraulic tappets restorer cost about £5 this might help but i had the same problem and it was a big end cost £2500 for new engine plus fitting

94beaver

Thanks all, will see how it goes

dj219957

mine does this if left to stand for a few days.

94beaver

Yeah. I did not did about that actually as I only use mine as predominatly a weekend car and the shopping during the week, thanks