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nova_saloon
11-11-10, 08:15 PM
Ive got a tampet not shutting up even after 2 hours of driving, think it died. Where can you get new tappet inserts theese days. May just use some spare ones, but always nice to have new bits!
Damo
11-11-10, 08:17 PM
Ive got a tampet not shutting up even after 2 hours of driving, think it died. Where can you get new tappet inserts theese days. May just use some spare ones, but always nice to have new bits!

Autovaux mate have you takern them apart to clean them?

Damo.
General Baxter
11-11-10, 08:23 PM
dont buy the cheap £60 ebay ones lol
Damo
11-11-10, 08:26 PM
dont buy the cheap £60 ebay ones lol

No dont ^^^ lol.

Baxters were an epic fail.
General Baxter
11-11-10, 08:29 PM
they did not even last 10 seconds then he had the cheek of saying i ****ed up fitting them lol
Graeme
11-11-10, 08:31 PM
Mine were £160 delivered from Autovaux, not sure if they are sold individually as they came in two trays of eight
Bubba
11-11-10, 08:31 PM
ive got 15 spare hydraulic lifters...assumind you have an XE.

took them out the head to fit a reconned set in.
Bubba
11-11-10, 08:31 PM
Mine were £160 delivered from Autovaux, not sure if they are sold individually as they came in two trays of eight

QED sell then indervidually
nova_saloon
11-11-10, 10:12 PM
id never buy the ebay ones! but cool i got spare just maybe new might be a good idea, just at that price is a bit much!