[V8] Sticky Tappets and marbles?

[Ed Kellock]

Mine did too.  But it's not hard to imagine why because the oil pump is
directly below that.  The oil pump is the pulley just inboard of the
alternator pulley.  You would have to get under the car and remove the belly
pan to confirm.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: gbmarc at cox.net [mailto:gbmarc at cox.net] 
> Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 2:09 PM
> To: Ed Kellock; v8 at audifans.com
> Cc: v8-request at audifans.com
> Subject: RE: [V8] Sticky Tappets and marbles?
> 
> 
> Ed,
> Where is the oil pump located?
> The sound definitely seems to come from from near the front 
> right timing cover and near the top of the engine. I presume 
> you have to remove the timing belt to get at it?
> 
> mark.
> 
> ---- Ed Kellock <ekellock at gmail.com> wrote: 
> > Could this be the oil pump bearing?  I only learned of it's 
> existence 
> > and necessary replacement at timing belt interval after I did the 
> > timing belt on both of my V8s at the time.  I have the new bearings 
> > but haven't gone back in after them yet.
> > 
> > Ed
> > 
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: v8-bounces at audifans.com
> > > [mailto:v8-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of gbmarc at cox.net
> > > Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 1:51 PM
> > > To: v8 at audifans.com
> > > Cc: v8-request at audifans.com
> > > Subject: [V8] Sticky Tappets and marbles?
> > > 
> > > 
> > > I've changed the timing belt on my car but never touched the
> > > tappets or the heads. Right now, when I start up from cold, I 
> > > have this clacking noise, or sometimes it sounds a bit like a 
> > > couple of marbles are knocking around the front RHS of the 
> > > engine. Once the engine gets warm, the sound disappears and 
> > > the noises seem fairly normal. Has anyone got some input on 
> > > what a bad tappet sounds like and does this sound like it? 
> > > Then I guess the next question is, how to fix it?  (Or do I 
> > > wait until the next timing belt change?) Mark. 
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