xe engine tappets rattling won't go away

[inushmiah]

ive sold the engine that was in the car, and put one of the xe engine i already had, this engine was fine when i removed it from my old nova, now it is rattling crazy, its been sat for about 2 years so expected some rattles for a few minutes. kept it ruining well over an hour done a motorway run still rattles ive ordered hydraulic lifters anyway (coming Friday) but has any one had this problem
never had this problem with my other 4 engines

[inushmiah]

also it sounds like its misfiring slightly could this be due to the lifters have installed new rotor, cap, leads, plugs

[let_nova]

could the head have gone porous with standing so long?

[brainsnova]

maybe all the oil drained of the components with sitting long and without the camshaft run in sequence may have put excessive wear on the engine.

[burgo]

i assume you put fresh oil in it??

[inushmiah]

yea fresh oil m8 and new filter

[Pistol Pete]

Re check your oil level. Might be low after oil change.

[inushmiah]

its little over max m8

[inushmiah]

could the head have gone porous with standing so long?

has that happend before and what are the chances of this happening

[craig green]

Rag the nutts off it & give it another oil change.

[Andy]

Oil pick up pipe could be blocked/snapped.Look to see if the oil is getting up there,if not take sump off and oil pickup pipe off and have a gander

[Lee]

could the head have gone porous with standing so long?
That causes headgasketesque symptoms (normally turns the header tank into a milkshake maker), and not noisy tappets.

If you've ordered new ones, that should fix it. I doubt its blocked oilways as you should have got an oil light, XE pressure sensors are reasonably sensitive, plus, after an hour of driving I would have expected an almighty bang as a camshaft snaps in half!

[craig green]

What oil you using?

Thinner oil will do it no favours in terms of tapping.

Give it some thicker oil.

[let_nova]

reminds me af the dosy mechanic at my old work, transit was tapping and he just kept putting oil in it till it stopped!!! lol

[mayhem]

i hope you didnt order ebay lifters? from trenchi or something

[brainsnova]

What oil you using?

Thinner oil will do it no favours in terms of tapping.

Give it some thicker oil.

slick 50 lol

[let_nova]

i hope you didnt order ebay lifters? from trenchi or something

hears these are gash?? tlill taps after fitting or something?

[craig green]

slick 50 lol

What weight?

[edit] ordering engine parts from ebay is a shootable offence!

[inushmiah]

s*it i did get them from ebay whats wrong with the ebay items it is trenchi is their somthing wrong with the lifters

if its bad ill send it back
also using 10/40 semi oil
shell i giv it another oil change then

ill use that asda stuff 5/30 or somink lol

[inushmiah]

the beast has cleared running sweet no tapping held 6000rpm for 10min then let it run idle for 30min then took it for a drive cruise speed for 5min and all is now fine thanks for your help peeps

next problem is the gearbox, i poor oil in.
gearbox leaks it straight back out. lol
you can see it dripping from cv joint area (inner seal)
and gearbox is making a whining sound i think i am going to do a recon any company’s do a cheep deals other than eBay

[let_nova]

iirc theres a f20 for sale...see for sale section.

[inushmiah]

iirc theres a f20 for sale...see for sale section.

thanks m8 ive already got a spear f20 but if im going to take the box out again i would prefer a recon box thanks anyway

[Welsh Dan]

ill use that asda stuff 5/30 or somink lol

Isn't that a bit thin for an old vauxhall?

[inushmiah]

Isn't that a bit thin for an old vauxhall?
sorry m8 ment 15/30 or 15/40 somthing like that, dident get it anyway
just used the 10/40 and flushed it threw

[Riggy]

as for gear box leak its prob just the seals , could have perished with being sat

[Benn]

Rag the nutts off it & give it another oil change.

This fixes most and is the best way to do it. As long as you're getting good oil pressure so check that.

[craig green]

That's why I said it. I've used that technique & it worked on mine.

New oil (cheap 10w40) give it some beans & then replace the oil again in 3 or 4 months.

[mayhem]

s*it i did get them from ebay whats wrong with the ebay items it is trenchi is their somthing wrong with the lifters

if its bad ill send it back
also using 10/40 semi oil
shell i giv it another oil change then

ill use that asda stuff 5/30 or somink lol

trenchi lifters are a cheap copy... the even look different than OEM...

a guy here on the dutch opel forum orders a set, placed them, and after 2 weeks the still hadnt had a silent day. so cleaned the old ones (OEM), placed them back, 5 ticks and silent. and still running great.