hello, my TD jetta (1.6, hydraulic head) has developped a rather loud tick, I am assuming from the lifters though not 100% sure, definately comes from the engine, when it is cold. This disappears when it warms up. Wondering if this is a sign of worse things to come. The head has about 425,000km on it, and is a piece of crap that I am wanting to replace but don't have the cash right now. So my question: I don't care about this head and will drive it until it breaks completely to save some money before I replace it with a new one (as soon as I save up the cash to buy a new head), but I am wondering, if I let this head go until it breaks completely, is there a chance that a valve will drop and damage my newly rebuilt block? Last thing I need is a cracked piston. I would just cry (all four are new pistons, and they cost a fortune). Or a bent rod. Would be terrible. So what do you guys think? How long do heads generally last once the lifters start acting up?
Thanks,
Chris
Lifters are cheap, and not that hard to replace if you know how to set the time, or are getting a belt replaced under maintenance.
Wouldn't worry too much about a noisy lifter, I assume they are the same ones in a 1.8 gasser that I owned. Displayed the same symptons for at least 5 years/200,000 km. that I owned it.
Would be more concerened about internal head parts. Had a prechamber insert come loose in an engine that had been bored over, new pistons etc.
Engine is now junk.
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