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tappet Shims for M13A engine
08 Nov 2015 10:56 #155701
by facade
If it suddenly breaks, go back to the last thing that you did before it broke and start looking there
Replied by facade on topic tappet Shims for M13A engine
In The Olden Days, I did a fair few cars properly*, the last I remember was an Austin Maxi.
In those days, we had proper leaded petrol, and the gaps used to widen through wear, so I swapped the shims around where possible, ground down the ones that were oversize, and ended up needing to buy only 2 or three that were undersized.
IIRR, the shims were about £2 each from Austin-Rover, and that was in The Olden Days, when £2 would buy a round of drinks :ohmy:
*the isuzu was hard to start, so I just ground the shims to give some clearance and get another 150,000 out of the engine.
In those days, we had proper leaded petrol, and the gaps used to widen through wear, so I swapped the shims around where possible, ground down the ones that were oversize, and ended up needing to buy only 2 or three that were undersized.
IIRR, the shims were about £2 each from Austin-Rover, and that was in The Olden Days, when £2 would buy a round of drinks :ohmy:
*the isuzu was hard to start, so I just ground the shims to give some clearance and get another 150,000 out of the engine.
If it suddenly breaks, go back to the last thing that you did before it broke and start looking there
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09 Nov 2015 19:27 #155831
by facade
If it suddenly breaks, go back to the last thing that you did before it broke and start looking there
Replied by facade on topic tappet Shims for M13A engine
I reckon mine has done 140K. it doesn't sound tapetty at all, in fact the lack of noise is what bothers me, as I think the gaps might have closed up through seat wear with this eco-petrol we have to use nowadays 
You can check them easy enough for the price of a gasket, they may not even need adjusting.
You sure it is the tappets you can hear, not the usual injector chatter?
You can check them easy enough for the price of a gasket, they may not even need adjusting.
You sure it is the tappets you can hear, not the usual injector chatter?
If it suddenly breaks, go back to the last thing that you did before it broke and start looking there
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