Gti-6 Engine Randomly Started Tapping This Morning

[NFS 32]

Started the Pug this morning to drive to work, straight away it starts tapping, sounds top end i think. it wasnt happening last night when i drove home from work and didnt give it any welly last night either. here is a video below, anyone have any idea why or what this is? the engine is clean as a whisle and hasnt faulted once since i owned it. THanks in advance

 

http://i666.photobucket.com/albums/vv25/triggercdti/th_IMG_1414_zps7xgqbyb9.mp4

Edited April 25, 2017 by NFS

[allanallen 528 2 Cars]

Drained lifter? Did you drive it? May well go away once it's been driven...

[NFS 32]

Drained lifter? Did you drive it? May well go away once it's been driven...

 

Thanks for your reply Allan, TBH i live 0.4 miles from my work so i have only driven it this morning that far with the noise. Can a drained lifter happen so suddenly? it was fine on the short journey home last night.

[welshpug 1,629]

when was the last oil change? probably shot from such short journeys.

[NFS 32]

Last august i think, the oil looks fresh still and its a syrup colour. I only drive it to work when the weather is s*ite, but it does get driven further often.

[dobboy 231 2 Cars]

Thanks for your reply Allan, TBH i live 0.4 miles from my work so i have only driven it this morning that far with the noise. Can a drained lifter happen so suddenly? it was fine on the short journey home last night.

Get the oil heated up a bit and see if it still taps.

[NFS 32]

So took it out at lunch, tapped when i started it but when i started to drive off it stopped, took it for a gentle spin and now sounds perfectly fine. must have been a drained lifter!

[allanallen 528 2 Cars]

Get some new/decent oil in there, they can be fussy beggars

[dobboy 231 2 Cars]

I'd run a Wynes engine cleaner through it on the old oil. I know a lot on here don't like it but I've used it a few times with no problems on various cars.

[Gaz205 50]

Slightly altering the direction of this topic, what would cause a tappy engine but only when it gets hot? Oh n the tapping stops immediately after restarting the engine?

[tartanbloke 35 1 Cars]

 

Thanks for your reply Allan, TBH i live 0.4 miles from my work so i have only driven it this morning that far with the noise. Can a drained lifter happen so suddenly? it was fine on the short journey home last night.

 

That is only a 10 minute walk or a 4 minute bike ride???

[NFS 32]

 

That is only a 10 minute walk or a 4 minute bike ride???

 

its actually only a 7 min walk, but im lazy and dont like the bad weather.

[tartanbloke 35 1 Cars]

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