themickace 0 Posted November 29, 2008 Report Share Posted November 29, 2008 Hi People.Just brought a golf vr6, grey 5 door. all is well however there is a loud tapping noise from the engine that is worse on cold start, noise goes away and does not seem to inpede performance. However would like to know what it is! Link to post Share on other sites
spindat45 0 Posted November 29, 2008 Report Share Posted November 29, 2008 Hi and welcome to the site.Sounds like the hydraulic lifters (tappetts). An engine oil flush followed by an oil and filter change may quieten things down a bit. Use a 10w40 semi synthetic oil. Members on here tend to go for Quantum Silver from VW Trade Part Service or GSF. Don't use a fully synthetic oil though as it will be too thin. VR's use a bit of oil too so make sure keep some for top up.Any plans for the car or are you going to keep it standard? Get signed up as a Premium member and post a few pics mate. Not many grey ones about.Kevin Link to post Share on other sites
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