Well ive got my engine running and i think its got the dreaded tap.

Thing is i cant remember what a normal engine sounds like its been so long and cant tell if its loud injectors or what but something isn't sounding right

It increases in speed as the engine revs but doesn't really get any louder. Ive disconnected each injector in turn and that hasn't made any difference.

The timing hasn't slipped either and i dont think Nick at lynx would have cocked it up when he put it together

One for carl this but would i still be able to hear it if i just crank the engine or is it not fast enough?? Ive done this and it sounds fine.

The sound is most noticeable at idle but im sure its not anything else as it defo seems to come from the fuel rail area/head. It doesn't sound like a deep tap but its not really a tick either.

Oil pressure to the head is good.
Ive tried the screwdriver test and cannot locate the sound at all

Bit gutted really the head was from James R who got it from pug racing aka miles and had some 3 angle valve seats cut at QEP so everyone involved are top blokes.

Will have to get the car taken to Carl i think to sort it out which is going to cost me an arm and a leg.

Oh well thats life i guess.

i thought this but its been running for 20 minutes now

its been revved to about 3.5k max on and off. Oil has been up to temp twice now.

its on 10/40 magnatech

I was hoping it was an injector but ive disconnected each injector in turn and this didnt change anything apart from my engine nearly dieing

same with coil packs

They sound very much like a sewing machine when it's the old valve stem issue

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its not as bad as some of the vids ive been looking at i dont think but i just dont know. Sometimes i think oh its just the injectors and then i change my mind and think nah its tapping. If anyone is in the north west i would appreciate a second opinion and a comparison check to a sound engine. Its defo not plugs

i atarted mine for the first time in ages the other day and i thought id killed it, but after 5 minutes it went and went back to normal, did you get th elambda then??
saying taht though it did used to make me think it had a slight tap every now and again.

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yeah i did thanks dude i do live for the 306 shame its taking over my entire f*cking life at the moment though

urrggghhhhh magnashite stick some total quarts stuff in it

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Bring on the Trumpets.

Its hard to diagnose without hearing the engine, i take it it runs fine but just has this tick, if you rev it and it gets more pronounced and the noise gets faster i would say you have the tap.

If you can pop a video on here i could take a listen for you, sometimes though its hard as recordings tend to pick up alot of other sounds you wouldnt notice.

I have my fingers crossed for you, you seem to have been through hell with this.

Carl

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Gutted for you, when I bought the head it was good, then had it checked by QEP when they did the seats so hopefully it's not the head. fingers crossed.

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I had the same on my car with the same oil, It took a couple of flush's to free it then it was fine now its got a noisy injector instead

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Its f*cked

have checked lifters, plugs, unplugged each injector etc etc

the video really makes it sound shabba, im convinced its a bent valve now.


Only other possibile answer is the manifold gasket even though its new or the cat manifold join but the noise doesnt come from there. Its defo valve train noise.