I replaced all my lifters and HOLY is it ever quiet!
Just thought i'd share that with everyone.
Such a massive difference... what i thought was injector noise was lifter noise.
what i thought was lifter noise was lifter noise.
what i thought was diesel combustion noise was mostly lifter noise!!!
lifters get super loud. my 1.8 gasser sounded almost as rattley as my diesel before i changed the cam and lifters.. then it got almost silent.
been thinking of doing this as mine seems a little over noisy(could be fine as im used to more modern diesels) and what i assumed was diesel knock seems unaffected by timing adjustments. i put it down to an injector issue as the engine had been stood for 7 years b4 i got it but maybe theres some tappet noise lurking there somewhere. ive had the rocker cover off to check the camshaft and theres no visible wear to anything.
same here after a new complete head assy....
GB