Year of Manufacture *: 2002
( Optional ) Engine Code or CC: 1.8 GDI
As some of you know, I am currently retired and live by a beach with a beer in one hand and a lovely Filipina in the other. I am fortunate to be an honoury member of UKAT and enjoy reading the posts most days.
I have an expat with the subject vehicle and the fault as described. I have not seen the vehicle....he lives the other side of the Philippines to me.
From what I know, it sounds like hydraulic tappets problem. The engine has covered about 150,000 km and the noise is intermittent.
He is currently using Shell Helix Ultra Fully synthetic 0W-40W oil and the garage flushes the engine after each oil change. But the question is this....what oil should it use? He doesn't know and this could be the cause of the problem. Maybe this engine is prone to top end noise, but I see nothing in the archives.
Thanks in advance for any info. Time for another beer.
Regards
Pete M
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