lui Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Been told that my tappets are slightly noisey & need to be re-shimmed. My Supra has 70000 miles on the clock 1.Just wondered if this is a common thing ??????? 2.what causes this to happen ??????? 3.What sort of cost is this job to be done ?????? 4.What difference will you know once shimming has been done ?????? I used Silokene Pro Synth 10-50 oil & always changed every 3000 miles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 Been told that my tappets are slightly noisey & need to be re-shimmed. My Supra has 70000 miles on the clock 1.Just wondered if this is a common thing ??????? 2.what causes this to happen ??????? 3.What sort of cost is this job to be done ?????? 4.What difference will you know once shimming has been done ?????? I used Pro Synth 10-50 oil & always changed every 3000 miles 1. Yes, its a service item missed by 99% of services done of these cars 2. Wear and tear 3. Not great, 2-3 hours work, plus parts 4. Slightly smoother running and the knowledge your engine is tip-top A MUST before going BPU or single conversion Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lui Posted February 8, 2007 Author Share Posted February 8, 2007 1. Yes, its a service item missed by 99% of services done of these cars 2. Wear and tear 3. Not great, 2-3 hours work, plus parts 4. Slightly smoother running and the knowledge your engine is tip-top A MUST before going BPU or single conversion Cheers for the advice Darryl mate next thing on the list to be done now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tricky-Ricky Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 Just pull your cam covers and measure the clearances, the spec is in the manual, they only need doing if they are outside/or very close to the limits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 1. Yes, its a service item missed by 99% of services done of these cars 2. Wear and tear 3. Not great, 2-3 hours work, plus parts 4. Slightly smoother running and the knowledge your engine is tip-top A MUST before going BPU or single conversion 2 to 3 hours. yeah, right! 5 hours plus, more like, assuming nothing goes "wrong". Factor in time and hassle making, or ordering shims, too. Ever tried asking a Toyota dealer for tappet shims? Most will never have ordered one in their whole history Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 Aren't the shims something like £8 each as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imi Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 Been told that my tappets are slightly noisey & need to be re-shimmed. What kind of noise are we looking out for? Other than the noise....any other symptoms? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supRo Posted February 8, 2007 Share Posted February 8, 2007 *Ignore*! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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