Date: Fri, 02 May 2003 09:19:44 +0100 From: Grunff <grunffnopsam.com> Subject: Re: Help - Noisy tappet/cam follower/lifter
Andy Hookins wrote: > I had the headgasket on my 9000 replaced last week but when I > collected it one of the hydraulic tappets was noisy. I asked my > indy about it and he said that it wasn't uncommon and should go > within a couple of days. Not entirely convinced by this I asked a > SAAB dealer and their technician said 'yeah that sometimes > happens - give it a week'. The first thing to do is check that the oil rail is feeding the tappet - just remove the cam cover, pull the oil rail off, and check that it's correctly seated, with the holes lined up. -- Grunff