Windy Posted February 2, 2009 Posted February 2, 2009 Hi All, I Have a 04 GT that's done 43000miles. I have got a 'ticking' noise going on in the engine, confirmed at a garage that it is one of the Hydraulic Tappets stuck!! Quote from said garage for labour-£950 Just wondering if anybody else has had/heard of this problem. Thanks Take care anybody driving in the snow, I tried to drive to work today-turned round after 10 miles of slip-sliding and hid indoors Quote
ZMANALEX Posted February 2, 2009 Posted February 2, 2009 Hi All, I Have a 04 GT that's done 43000miles. I have got a 'ticking' noise going on in the engine, confirmed at a garage that it is one of the Hydraulic Tappets stuck!! Quote from said garage for labour-£950 Just wondering if anybody else has had/heard of this problem. Thanks Take care anybody driving in the snow, I tried to drive to work today-turned round after 10 miles of slip-sliding and hid indoors The Zed does not have hydraulic tappets. I would not be entrusting my car to a garage that told me this as they obviously do not know there Zeds. It is a very big job adjusting the valve clearances (tappets) on the Zed as to do it properly the cams have to be removed and to remove the cams requires the heads etc. to be removed so you are far better removing the engine to do this job. I doubt if it is a noisy tappet, get a 2nd and 3rd opinion from a zed specialist. Good luck Alex. Quote
Stew Posted February 2, 2009 Posted February 2, 2009 We're just glad that Alex is around as a second opinion as he DOES know his Zeds. Quote
IanS16 Posted February 3, 2009 Posted February 3, 2009 We're just glad that Alex is around as a second opinion as he DOES know his Zeds. +1 That just saved you £950 Windy Quote
Windy Posted February 3, 2009 Author Posted February 3, 2009 Thanks Alex, I've had a listen to the engine again and the ticking seems to be on one side. Does anyone know of any Zed specialists (not a nissan dealer) around the Hants/Sussex area? Many Thanks again Quote
Chris`I Posted February 3, 2009 Posted February 3, 2009 TGM Sport in Fleet are meant to be very good. Adrian swears by them. Not sure they are a Zed specialist, but they certainly know their stuff. Not sure if thats anywhere near the area you want though, its more Hants/Surrey Quote
M13KYF Posted February 3, 2009 Posted February 3, 2009 name and shame the garage that diagnosed the problem in the first place. That is terrible Quote
matth76 Posted February 15, 2009 Posted February 15, 2009 I'd also like to know who the garage was so I can avoid them. I'd also be interested in any Z specialists around the Sussex area. Quote
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