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Nige
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For a high (100k+) mileage 3.5 V8 that's sounding a bit 'top endy' ?
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Nige wrote:
> For a high (100k+) mileage 3.5 V8 that's sounding a bit 'top endy' ?
The one that comes with a new cam, cam followers, pushrodes, rockers and
timing chain. Oil alone isn't going to make a difference.
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> For a high (100k+) mileage 3.5 V8 that's sounding a bit 'top endy' ?
The one that comes with a new cam, cam followers, pushrodes, rockers and
timing chain. Oil alone isn't going to make a difference.
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Larry
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How about ear defender's I could do with a pair of those noise cancelling
headphones when I am driving
I shove the cheapest Halfords oil in, don't want to waste my money on
anything else considering it does not stay there long.
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expands unevenly in every way unconcievable except to someone who does not
believe in the laws of mathematics"
"Nige" <nigel.inceNO****[email protected]> wrote in message
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> For a high (100k+) mileage 3.5 V8 that's sounding a bit 'top endy' ?
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> Ta
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> Nige
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headphones when I am driving
I shove the cheapest Halfords oil in, don't want to waste my money on
anything else considering it does not stay there long.
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þT
L'autisme c'est moi
"Space folds, and folded space bends, and bent folded space contracts and
expands unevenly in every way unconcievable except to someone who does not
believe in the laws of mathematics"
"Nige" <nigel.inceNO****[email protected]> wrote in message
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> For a high (100k+) mileage 3.5 V8 that's sounding a bit 'top endy' ?
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> Ta
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> Nige
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Nikki Cluley
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in article [email protected], Larry at [email protected]
wrote on 28/9/04 6:33 am:
> How about ear defender's I could do with a pair of those noise cancelling
> headphones when I am driving
>
> I shove the cheapest Halfords oil in, don't want to waste my money on
> anything else considering it does not stay there long.
You really meant it when you said your land rover was rust and holes!
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Nikki
1990 Discovery V8i
1985 Range Rover V8
1975 88" Series III 2.25 petrol
1979 Series III Lightweight 2.25 petrol
wrote on 28/9/04 6:33 am:
> How about ear defender's I could do with a pair of those noise cancelling
> headphones when I am driving
>
> I shove the cheapest Halfords oil in, don't want to waste my money on
> anything else considering it does not stay there long.
You really meant it when you said your land rover was rust and holes!
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Nikki
1990 Discovery V8i
1985 Range Rover V8
1975 88" Series III 2.25 petrol
1979 Series III Lightweight 2.25 petrol
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beamendsltd
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"Nige" <nigel.inceNO****[email protected]> wrote:
> For a high (100k+) mileage 3.5 V8 that's sounding a bit 'top endy' ?
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> Ta
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> Nige
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If there is a problem it really should be fixed, but if it's just a bit of
old age creeping in..... Morris Oils 20w/50 Ring Free can make V8's sound
a lot happier.
Richard
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"Nige" <nigel.inceNO****[email protected]> wrote:
> For a high (100k+) mileage 3.5 V8 that's sounding a bit 'top endy' ?
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> Ta
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> Nige
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If there is a problem it really should be fixed, but if it's just a bit of
old age creeping in..... Morris Oils 20w/50 Ring Free can make V8's sound
a lot happier.
Richard
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Nige
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"beamendsltd" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:2c166f54c%[email protected]...
> In message <[email protected]>
> "Nige" <nigel.inceNO****[email protected]> wrote:
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>> For a high (100k+) mileage 3.5 V8 that's sounding a bit 'top endy' ?
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>> Ta
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>> Nige
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> If there is a problem it really should be fixed, but if it's just a bit of
> old age creeping in..... Morris Oils 20w/50 Ring Free can make V8's sound
> a lot happier.
>
> Richard
It's not that bad, sounds like a one bad tappet to me, don't really want to go nuts just yet!
Nige
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Andy Warner
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> It's not that bad, sounds like a one bad tappet to me, don't really want
to go nuts just yet!
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> Nige
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Hi Nige,
Check you haven't got a loose spark plug - you'll get a similar noise. Seem
to have a knack of either seizing in or working loose sometimes on aluminium
heads.
Andy
> It's not that bad, sounds like a one bad tappet to me, don't really want
to go nuts just yet!
>
> Nige
>
Hi Nige,
Check you haven't got a loose spark plug - you'll get a similar noise. Seem
to have a knack of either seizing in or working loose sometimes on aluminium
heads.
Andy
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Nige
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"Andy Warner" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> > It's not that bad, sounds like a one bad tappet to me, don't really want
> to go nuts just yet!
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> > Nige
> >
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> Hi Nige,
> Check you haven't got a loose spark plug - you'll get a similar noise.
Seem
> to have a knack of either seizing in or working loose sometimes on
aluminium
> heads.
> Andy
>
>
Cheers, I'll have a look later!
Nige
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Austin Shackles
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On or around Mon, 27 Sep 2004 22:12:51 +0100, "Nige"
<nigel.inceNO****[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>For a high (100k+) mileage 3.5 V8 that's sounding a bit 'top endy' ?
>
decent 15W50 if you can get it, or 20W50. 's not easy to get either, not if
you take the "decent" into consideration. Early (pre-76) ones are
definitely happier on 20W50.
I'm running mine on Castrol GTX "for high mileage engines". bloody dumbing
down the oil now as well.
<nigel.inceNO****[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>For a high (100k+) mileage 3.5 V8 that's sounding a bit 'top endy' ?
>
decent 15W50 if you can get it, or 20W50. 's not easy to get either, not if
you take the "decent" into consideration. Early (pre-76) ones are
definitely happier on 20W50.
I'm running mine on Castrol GTX "for high mileage engines". bloody dumbing
down the oil now as well.
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EMB
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Austin Shackles wrote:
> I'm running mine on Castrol GTX "for high mileage engines". bloody dumbing
> down the oil now as well.
You never heard this from me, it's not the sort of thing a mechanic
would do, but it works. At your own risk - throw half a litre of ATF in
with the oil - it's really good at shutting up noisy lifters.
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> I'm running mine on Castrol GTX "for high mileage engines". bloody dumbing
> down the oil now as well.
You never heard this from me, it's not the sort of thing a mechanic
would do, but it works. At your own risk - throw half a litre of ATF in
with the oil - it's really good at shutting up noisy lifters.
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Nige
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"EMB" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> Austin Shackles wrote:
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>> I'm running mine on Castrol GTX "for high mileage engines". bloody dumbing
>> down the oil now as well.
>
> You never heard this from me, it's not the sort of thing a mechanic would do, but it works. At your
> own risk - throw half a litre of ATF in with the oil - it's really good at shutting up noisy lifters.
But what are the side effects if any?
Nige
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EMB
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Nige wrote:
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> But what are the side effects if any?
None that I'm aware of. There's plenty of mechanics (me included)
who've done this to shut up tappets and I've never heard any horror
stories. It's much less agressive than many of the additives to quieten
tappets so it doesn't loosen all the crap sitting around inside the
motor as much.
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> But what are the side effects if any?
None that I'm aware of. There's plenty of mechanics (me included)
who've done this to shut up tappets and I've never heard any horror
stories. It's much less agressive than many of the additives to quieten
tappets so it doesn't loosen all the crap sitting around inside the
motor as much.
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"EMB" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> Nige wrote:
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>> But what are the side effects if any?
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> None that I'm aware of. There's plenty of mechanics (me included) who've done this to shut up tappets
> and I've never heard any horror stories. It's much less agressive than many of the additives to
> quieten tappets so it doesn't loosen all the crap sitting around inside the motor as much.
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Consider it done!!!
Just regular ATF?
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EMB
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Nige wrote:
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> Just regular ATF?
Yes
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> Just regular ATF?
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Alex
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On Wed, 29 Sep 2004 07:59:34 +1200, EMB <[email protected]> wrote:
>Austin Shackles wrote:
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>> I'm running mine on Castrol GTX "for high mileage engines". bloody dumbing
>> down the oil now as well.
>
>You never heard this from me, it's not the sort of thing a mechanic
>would do, but it works. At your own risk - throw half a litre of ATF in
>with the oil - it's really good at shutting up noisy lifters.
Same trick with EP90 for hiding those annoying big-end knocks...
Alex
>Austin Shackles wrote:
>
>> I'm running mine on Castrol GTX "for high mileage engines". bloody dumbing
>> down the oil now as well.
>
>You never heard this from me, it's not the sort of thing a mechanic
>would do, but it works. At your own risk - throw half a litre of ATF in
>with the oil - it's really good at shutting up noisy lifters.
Same trick with EP90 for hiding those annoying big-end knocks...
Alex
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Nige
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"EMB" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> Nige wrote:
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>> Just regular ATF?
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> Yes
Sweet!
Nige
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Lee_D
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"Nige" <nigel.ince****[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Cheers, I'll have a look later!
>
> Nige
Make sure you use a Landrover plug spanner, or at least a very very thin
walled plug socket as anything else will result in the thread being threaded
when you tighten the plug due to the limited access.
Lee D
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> Cheers, I'll have a look later!
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> Nige
Make sure you use a Landrover plug spanner, or at least a very very thin
walled plug socket as anything else will result in the thread being threaded
when you tighten the plug due to the limited access.
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Nige
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"Lee_D" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
> "Nige" <nigel.ince****[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
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>> Cheers, I'll have a look later!
>>
>> Nige
>
> Make sure you use a Landrover plug spanner, or at least a very very thin walled plug socket as anything
> else will result in the thread being threaded when you tighten the plug due to the limited access.
>
> Lee D
>
>
I'll add that to my massive list of stuff to buy then matey!!!
Yikes
Nige
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Steve Taylor
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Austin Shackles wrote:
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> I'm running mine on Castrol GTX "for high mileage engines". bloody dumbing
> down the oil now as well.
>
Castrol Merit isn't bad either.
Steve
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> I'm running mine on Castrol GTX "for high mileage engines". bloody dumbing
> down the oil now as well.
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Castrol Merit isn't bad either.
Steve
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Austin Shackles
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On or around Tue, 28 Sep 2004 22:44:11 +0100, "Nige"
<nigel.inceNO****[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
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>"Lee_D" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
>> "Nige" <nigel.ince****[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
>>
>>> Cheers, I'll have a look later!
>>>
>>> Nige
>>
>> Make sure you use a Landrover plug spanner, or at least a very very thin walled plug socket as anything
>> else will result in the thread being threaded when you tighten the plug due to the limited access.
>>
>> Lee D
>>
>>
>I'll add that to my massive list of stuff to buy then matey!!!
>
I've a normal socket-set style plug spanner with about 1/4" or so length at
the end ground down thin, for this reason.
<nigel.inceNO****[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:
>
>"Lee_D" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
>> "Nige" <nigel.ince****[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected]...
>>
>>> Cheers, I'll have a look later!
>>>
>>> Nige
>>
>> Make sure you use a Landrover plug spanner, or at least a very very thin walled plug socket as anything
>> else will result in the thread being threaded when you tighten the plug due to the limited access.
>>
>> Lee D
>>
>>
>I'll add that to my massive list of stuff to buy then matey!!!
>
I've a normal socket-set style plug spanner with about 1/4" or so length at
the end ground down thin, for this reason.
