Tat..Tat Noise in Engine

[Max Hoepli]

The car does sit around for 4 -8 days at a time


Max
----- Original Message ----- 
From: <cobram at juno.com>
To: <mhoepli at vif.com>
Cc: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: 03, July 2006 21:07
Subject: Re: Tat..Tat Noise in Engine


> "Max Hoepli" <mhoepli at vif.com> writes:
> 
> > I have a MC engine in Type 44 Quattro, with turbo charger  with 
> > 285,000 km. when idling it makes a 
> > tat...tat....tat......tat.......tat...noise from top part of engine. 
> 
> BTDT with the 200TQA.  Make sure you have the correct oil filter.  The
> various I-5 oil filters look alike, and do fit between engines, but
> internally are very different.   
> A cup of Marvel Mystery Oil or transmission fluid in the crank sometimes
> frees up stuck lifters too.  If the car has been sitting for a while, the
> lifter tap will start to tone down the more you drive the car.
>  
> BCNU,
> http://www.geocities.com/cobramsri/
> I was nothing more than an almost innocent bystander.