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General Information => Troubleshooting => Topic started by: chrissev on October 03, 2005, 05:01:28 pm
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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
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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.
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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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