Hello all,

After some advice, I have a Octavia VRS MK1 which has developed a horrible sounding tapping noise :thumbdwn: which has given me nightmares and visions of my first ever can the dreaded Fiesta :eek:lol.

I have been advised by a friend that its possible hydraulic lifters issues, he has advised that I will need to replace them.

My first question is how many there are as they are priced £10. each on VWSpares.com.

I understand that there are intake or outlets he advised that I would only need the intake sides is this correct?

He also said that I will have to replace the cam belt and water pump and the cam tensioner chain at the same time?

Any help would be greatly appreciated

Cheer

Jason:D

Edited 14 June, 200917 yr by DGW
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mmmm mine has a tapping sound but its nothin to worry about, it is the injectors on mine and there is another tapping that comes from the black box that is something to do wi emmisions crap.

were abouts are you as I noticed you got bristol in ur sig?/???

billy

TURN YOU CAPS LOCK off please there is no need to shout lol:P

who has caps on?

who has caps on?

Hello,

I'm based in Patchway yeah that was his first thoughts being the charcoal canister but he said its the lifters, and its only in the last week that She has been getting nosier,

you dont drive near staple hill do you? There is a yellow one round here somewhere. Mind last time I saw it it was in a bad way, no bumper inserts and the front and rear black trim was missin. also seen one at the pub just up from me?

lol

billy

who has caps on?

the original post is in capitals or mycomp at work is decieving me lol :P

you dont drive near staple hill do you? There is a yellow one round here somewhere. Mind last time I saw it it was in a bad way, no bumper inserts and the front and rear black trim was missin. also seen one at the pub just up from me?

lol

billy

Mine has the bumper inserts missing at the mo she is having some paint work done to flush them in and the door strip is missing on the passanger door as the wife decided that she was going to borrow the my car and take it to the galleries car park and try and park it in to a wall :eek:,

Just had the wheels painted gloss black and in the process of getting AP coilovers ordered up.

There are a few going around bristol ive noticed.

mmmm if you were headin on to the ringroad thurs afternoon without inserts lol i might of seen you. the roundabout on the ringroad that you go off to get kingswood.

billy

mmmm if you were headin on to the ringroad thurs afternoon without inserts lol i might of seen you. the roundabout on the ringroad that you go off to get kingswood.

billy

Possibly Would have had black spider alloys if it was me?

where abouts you from?

the original post is in capitals or mycomp at work is decieving me lol :P

No, font is just size big

lol

Anyone any ideas on how many lifters there are i think it may be 12 but am unsure?

How loud is the tapping? Just a gentle tapping or a really loud, blatently shouldn't do that, sort of tapping? If it's the latter, it could be a result of the oil pick up strainer being blocked up by crud from the engine, preventing the oil from getting sucked up from the sump and pumped around the engine. Fairly common problem and not too difficult to sort once you take the sump off.

It happened to mine once and the tappets started rattling like bar stewards and also brought the oil light on.

back on topic,

I'm wondering what has caused the problem with the lifters, an oil circulation problem perhaps? I vaguely remember something about low oil pressure causing problems, but I could be wrong.

Cam belt should be done every four years or 60k miles so if that is about know it is probably a good idea as then car is going to be coming apart. If ou do a search you will find out about the importance of changing the water pump when you do the cam belt.

niceyellow beat me to it, I type too slowly....

Edited 7 June, 200917 yr by trundlenut

How loud is the tapping? Just a gentle tapping or a really loud, blatently shouldn't do that, sort of tapping? If it's the latter, it could be a result of the oil pick up strainer being blocked up by crud from the engine, preventing the oil from getting sucked up from the sump and pumped around the engine. Fairly common problem and not too difficult to sort once you take the sump off.

It happened to mine once and the tappets started rattling like bar stewards and also brought the oil light on.

Thanks for the reply mate, will take alook at her tomorrow, i service her every 6-8k and cam belt is done every 15k just to be on the safe side with her being stage 2, ill get her drained and gauze taken off and cleaned.

Cheers

Jason:thumbup:

at the mo mate im in staple hill, movin to cardiff in a week or so lol. iirc it did have black rims but not certain as I was commin off the roundabout and the vRS was bout 3/4 cars back jus gettin on to the roundabout.all I know is there was no black strips on the front n rear bumpers.

cam belt every 15k???? thats a bit pointless int it? take it you do it ur self? well if not you must be rich lol. I changed mine around the 55-56k mark as it was due a service ne way so thought id get it all done in a oner lol.

billy

Just had the wheels painted gloss black and in the process of getting AP coilovers ordered up.

AP coilovers did not get a good write up from members on here so you may want to consider that before you get them.

If you search threads under AP you will find them.

yea mate, spend a tad more and get weitecs

they are specific to the vRS or get the 1020kg ones for the LCR.

mine are 1000kg ones and they are ace mate

Ref the formatting of the OP, I'm seeing an unusual font, double-spaced, but not caps or unusually large letters.

Ref the OP's query, take it to a proper garage (not a Skoda dealer, a local garage with good mechanics) because there is no need to replace, say, all the inlet tappets if only one or 2 are stuck, and a good garage will be able to sort out which ones need doing.

mmm take it to a place called street wise mate, took mine there and he is great and well priced. clean and tidy. def worth a look lol but be warned to go in to the front diagonally lol

if you go ull see what I mean

billy

Cheers all for the replys seem's that its not the followers after all but could be the cam chain Tensioner being stiff or failing completly anyone heard of that?

but they are dealer only and £300 :eek: ouch

Is this my only option?:confused:

Cheers all for the replys seem's that its not the followers after all but could be the cam chain Tensioner being stiff or failing completly anyone heard of that?

but they are dealer only and £300 :eek: ouch

Is this my only option?:confused:

Does happen on these engines from time too time.

I belive it affects the passat 1.8T's more though for some reason

i didnt realise the 1.8t had a cam chain as well as a timing belt

There it is

I see there two types