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Originally Posted by aaronng
this is also one of the reason why i asked about engine oil so many times with you last time :) i just can't decide which one to go but stick with factory grade. according to my highschool " F " grade physic theory thicker oil simply eat more metal :P and when thinner oil is put back in more space between walls thus more vibration.
i got an F so don't bother thinking about my quote. :)
I still have 1 year plus left of my warranty. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by yfin
Nah, I doubt it is metal wear. I think it is either the injector or the tappets. The only thing abnormal is that I got the tappet noise so early in my car's life. But then... I did have a play with my car. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by petsfact
Maybe the factory had mis-adjusted the tappets. They manufacturer what 500+ euros/TSX's a day? there are bound to be quite a few with dodged tappet clearances...
I remember, my engine was loud for a long while now, when I had about 10,000km, as I had the "noisy vibrating engine" tag in my signature since about that time almost a year ago.
How often do you vtec/redline?
Before this, once a day. I drive normally and get 10.5L/100km in pure city driving in the eastern suburbs. When there are meets where I get to drive on roads such as Parra rd, my fuel consumption decreases to 9.5L/100km, so my car sees little full throttle.
hms once a day is nothing really. Either way, we'll see how the tappet adjustment goes at the next service.
Maybe you could ask them to write down the looseness of the clearances on a notepad before they adjust them.
I really cant see how the injectors would cause such a noise.
Yup, I'm going to ask them to report any adjustments that were required with the valve clearances (40,000km service is only a valve clearance check. Adjustment is only done if needed).
Just watched a vid of someone's TSX in the US. His engine tappet noise is as loud as mine!
just had my 5000km service. They claimed that the noise is fuel injectors pulsing as well.
I wonder how true it is.
You guys might be interested to know that my engine tappet noise is also quite loud. Probably as loud as the one in the vid. Yet my car has only done 2000km.