tapping noise, help ?

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JLace
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tapping noise, help ?

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been hearing a small quick tapping noise coming from my engine for the last 2 days , my oil lights also been coming on when i go round corners but the dipstick shows plent of oil , can anybody help me on what it could be ??
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Re: tapping noise, help ?

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blocked oil galleries?
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A bit more info would help. eg. engine type.
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Re: tapping noise, help ?

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its a 1.2 breeze not sure if its 8v or 16v , i took it to my uncle and he said its the tappits , thanks for the help guys
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noise is tappets but oil light suggests its not getting any oil, so the tappets will be loud because theres no oil getting to them
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Re: tapping noise, help ?

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same happened to mine over a year ago, just took it to the garage to get the tappets adjusted, changed the oil and filter. still no noise
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