Re: Tapping

[Glenn Parkin <parking@doculink.com>]

At 05:39 PM 8/25/1998 -0700, you wrote:
>During cold starts, and sometimes on other occasions my car decides to
>make a very annoying, and worrying tapping noise. My car is an 87' 16v
>Rocco. The noise sounds like it's coming from the valves or something,
>and typically goes away after a little while, or giving it a little more
>gas. Common problem ? Is this just a VW Scirocco problem, or is it a
>serious problem with my car?

not serious yet but could get there/ sounds like the lifters are giving you
some problems you should get a good garage to look at it. Hydraulic lifters
sink after awhile (this means they lose the oil that keeps them pumped up)
they may need to be changed.
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