Hi guys,

I've got myself a gti-6 3 months ago, i bought it with a ticking/tapping sound. seller told me it was a lifter that was not working correctly and it needed to be replaced. i got 1500,- of the original price because of it.

I brought it to a local engine rebuilder and he replaced all the lifters for me, he found out the crankshaft pulley was not correct when trying to time it up again, it had slid on the rubber so he replaced that as well. when he was done he started the engine and he heard the ticking again. Now he took of the head , rebuild it, replaced the bend valves and bearings of the (i think) crankshaft.

Now when i start it, it runs fine when cold, but after about 3 minutes when i hit the clutch it starts to tick slightly but after a while as the engine gets warmer the ticking gets louder and sounds like a diesel. weird thing is that it's there when it gets warm and when it's cold i can hear it slightly when i put my foot on the clutch (pushing it down) and when i give just a little bit of gas. when it gets warm, the ticking is there all the time.

I went to another mechanic and he told me it could be another faulty lifter. but i just don't know what to do, i spend quit a bit already and it's still not gone. therefore i've searched through this forum and can't really get an clear answer, but i do notice there are some specialists on here, while i can't find any in Holland. i hope my english is well enough for you to understand what is going on. i love the car, i think it's the best looking hot hatch ever made. but it makes me look like a fool when it sounds like an old diesel.

Thanks in advance.

That's what the other mecanic was saying also. Also at first, the ticking came from the most left cilinder, now it comes from the 2 to the right.
Thanks for the reply, i've read a lot of your posts and you are one of the experts i was reffering to.. thanks again.

i'm going back to the rebuilder tommorow and i'll ask him to replace the lifters with originals. i just want the damn noise to go..

The XU10J4RS engine requires you to time the engine from the cambelt end Aaron, not the flywheel locking hole as is apparant on other XU and TU engines.

The holes/dimples in the flywheel of the '6' engine are there for balancing, you can't time off them...

Stan.

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Fair enough. Im sure i watched someone do that to a 6 lump. My bad. Just out of interest though, how would they balance using that hole in the flywheel?

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He replaced four valves, He checked them with some special tool, he showed me the ones that where bend and i could'nt see they were bend.
It's a proffesional local rebuilder, he does rebuilds for local garages. he's no sloutch but if i were to live in england i would have done the Carl deal. I just can't find a specialist in Holland.

He now wants to put in 15W40 and a new filter first, if that does not help he will replace the lifters with the original ones..

The weird thing is when i start it cold in the morning, the engine seems to run smooth (no sounds) after a minute or 2 it starts making squeeky (like the brake disc is going slightly against the brake block)sounds when i hit the clutch pedal and also when i'm in gear and give little to no gas (to keep the same speed), put on more gas it's gone, release the gas it's also gone. also when i release the clutch it's gone (it's only there when i press it). It goes in the same rythem as the ticking or tapping. When the engine is warmed up the squeeking is gone over into the ticking or tapping (i don't know the difference, so i keep using both) and gets louder the longer i drive..

Thank you for all your replies guys.