16-08-2017, 08:57 PM
I just cant leave the thing alone! :O
I've been having a noticeable tapping from the top end - I had a few small things on my list of things to do: Check the lifters, tappets etc for anything visual / obvious. Change the spark plugs, get an inspection scope down in the the cylinders for well.. why not, sh*ts and giggles so to speak.
More images that i hope will be useful for anyone else with a TU5JP engine.
Rocker cover off, coil pack and breather hose also removed:
The Denso IK20 Iridium plugs after about.. 20k miles. Technically they should last far longer but I was getting noises I didn't like so as a process of elimination I've stuck in standard copper NGK plugs. The clacking / tapping while cold seems to have been significantly reduced after going back to fresh coppers.
Also.. Here's something you don't see every day!
Starting from cylinder nearest to cambelt, going across:
1.
I've been having a noticeable tapping from the top end - I had a few small things on my list of things to do: Check the lifters, tappets etc for anything visual / obvious. Change the spark plugs, get an inspection scope down in the the cylinders for well.. why not, sh*ts and giggles so to speak.
More images that i hope will be useful for anyone else with a TU5JP engine.
Rocker cover off, coil pack and breather hose also removed:
The Denso IK20 Iridium plugs after about.. 20k miles. Technically they should last far longer but I was getting noises I didn't like so as a process of elimination I've stuck in standard copper NGK plugs. The clacking / tapping while cold seems to have been significantly reduced after going back to fresh coppers.
Also.. Here's something you don't see every day!
Starting from cylinder nearest to cambelt, going across:
1.