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haha!

Not sure about symptoms but the price sounds about right. Cheap labour for a fairly big job.

Cheers i have only got demo of vagcom so cant do most of the above. Might just have to take it to revo for a them to have a look and Tweak the map

ill probly come to watch

Just did some logs because car feels a little slow today , i understand the g/s and cfs but not sure on the ign timing wandering if someone could have a look see if its all ok Done in 3rd gear

Should of said earlier, Drove it normally for a week or 2 after i noticed the tapping, and one morning it had gone, no more tapping since , must of just had a bit of crap in one of the tappets thats worked its way out . Car sounds normal again :)

no point me goin ill just get the same as the last 4 times!

someone cant count lol

+1 Same here

LOL its had a brand new oil pump and pick up was cleaned out so ruling that out. mite do a flush and put 5w 40 oil in .

After Rebuilding most of the bottom end,car has been running sweet for a few weeks until now, Started tapping, happens all the time cold or hot on any revs coming from the left side of the head, Hoping its not Little ends , possibly tappets or cam lobes. Use millers 5W 30 fully synth Vid...

if air to fuel ratio is above 13 (on full boost) then thats lean should be around 12, cant remember how to check this on vagcom (did mine on a dyno). i was running slightly lean for 2 years untill my engine seized up a few months ago. Big end bearing on journel 4 over heated and flattented...

Best to find out why it got so hot first mate.

Thanks, Yea really happy its back, i owe my dad big time for doing it! Just annoyed i have to drive it like a gran for 500+ miles to bed the clutch and bottom end in, Need boost! Been usung my mates Fiesta ST for 7 weeks, nice to drive but nothing on the LCR.

check your brake pads could be scraping on discs

Update Turbo flutter is now sorted ! T-piece for boost gauge was in wrong way round all good now. No more missfire on start up now seems to have sorted itself out drives great now !

Ok so sorted out the fluttering . Just had to disconnect the vacuum pipe to the boost gauge and all is well. Car hasnt missed or backfired for a while so hopefully its sorting itself out.

Yea very quite , doesn't sound too bad once settled down and drives great except boost flutters which I'm miffed about , tried 2 DVs but still same, almost as if there's not enough vacuum to pull the piston up. Gonna try a compression test as jamie1 said, how did u sort yours out?

Rebuilt Update! So after 7 weeks of waiting and rebuilding finally got it back together and now back on the road. Replaced: Big end bearings, Main bearings, Thrust Washers Crank/Piston reground, Headgasket, Oil pump, Clutch, Flywheel, Oil Coolant CTS Maf But got problems already! Now back...

Recently rebuilt most of my engine due to a big end bearing melting, Replaced: Big end bearings, Main bearings, Crank/Piston reground, Headgasket, Oil pump, Clutch, Flywheel, Oil Coolant CTS Maf Now back on the road it doesnt run right. No fault codes atm. on a cold...