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Re: Ford KA -
11-12-2007
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Mrcheerful ("Mrcheerful" <nbkm57 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com>) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: A rattly old KA has come into the family, no V5 yet, what are the valve clearances and are there any variations (in valve clearances) between years? (if so how do you tell?) It's a Ka. Of _course_ the tappets rattle. It'd be more worrying if they didn't. |
(6 monthly) they don't get noisy? It's true, I have seen ONE, it sounds
like a little sewing machine!!
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"Adrian" <toomany2cvs (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote in message news:4738143a$0$47146$892e7fe2 (AT) authen (DOT) yellow.readfreenews.net... Mrcheerful ("Mrcheerful" <nbkm57 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com>) gurgled happily, sounding much like they were saying: A rattly old KA has come into the family, no V5 yet, what are the valve clearances and are there any variations (in valve clearances) between years? (if so how do you tell?) It's a Ka. Of _course_ the tappets rattle. It'd be more worrying if they didn't. Did you know that if that engine has the oil changed on a very regular basis (6 monthly) they don't get noisy? It's true, I have seen ONE, it sounds like a little sewing machine!! |
Ours was quiet, too - oil changed every 5,000 miles (inside every three
months, over the top but for a price of fuel I figured it was worth it),
otherwise serviced as standard.
If some Moppet didn't write it off at the ~82K point I'd still be running it
now with ~125,000 on the odometer. And I'd still expect it to be quiet.
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The DervMan
www.dervman.com
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"Terry" <terrybetts11138 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote in message news:57Kdnfdt_qKo9qranZ2dnUVZ8vSdnZ2d (AT) bt (DOT) com... Hi My granddaughter has a 1.3 Ford KA, but not got the log book back from swansea yet and wish to the tappets which are noisey. I have the VIN number if it helps?? I need to know the exact year of car also? TIA Terry These are usually noisy due to lack of servicing. inlet 0.2 exhaust 0.3 mm look up the details using the registration info on DVLA licence check. http://www.vehiclelicence.gov.uk/EvlPortalApp/ |
owner was a virgin grandmother who changed the engine oil and adjusted the
clearances every time she drove it, but generally there'll be some rattling
as it's not a brilliant engine.
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"Mrcheerful" <nbkm57 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote in message news:a9KZi.45986$c_1.43651 (AT) text (DOT) news.blueyonder.co.uk... "Terry" <terrybetts11138 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote in message news:57Kdnfdt_qKo9qranZ2dnUVZ8vSdnZ2d (AT) bt (DOT) com... Hi My granddaughter has a 1.3 Ford KA, but not got the log book back from swansea yet and wish to the tappets which are noisey. I have the VIN number if it helps?? I need to know the exact year of car also? TIA Terry These are usually noisy due to lack of servicing. inlet 0.2 exhaust 0.3 mm look up the details using the registration info on DVLA licence check. http://www.vehiclelicence.gov.uk/EvlPortalApp/ They're never brilliant though. They apparently can be fine as long as the owner was a virgin grandmother who changed the engine oil and adjusted the clearances every time she drove it, but generally there'll be some rattling as it's not a brilliant engine. |
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