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Postby fatboyfat7 » Sun Jun 01, 2008 9:37 pm

If the tappets need adjusting on back banks because of a rattle at high revs is it a major/expensive thing?
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Postby Sebastian » Sun Jun 01, 2008 9:45 pm

gr or gpx ?

gr - non adjustable
no1. manual GR 96 l no2. tip GR 95 l no3. manual Gpx 95 l no.4 manual Gpx 95 l no.5 manual Gpx 96 l no.6 tip GR 95 - in 2011 took a break from the FTO scene
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Postby fatboyfat7 » Sun Jun 01, 2008 9:52 pm

Mivec
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Postby fatboyfat7 » Sun Jun 01, 2008 10:17 pm

Its a Mivec alright so GPX. Just need a ball park figure for fixing them....
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Postby Muad_dib77 » Mon Jun 02, 2008 8:50 am

I was once quoted 200ish to get them adjusted..

takes a while it seems.
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Postby fatboyfat7 » Mon Jun 02, 2008 5:19 pm

Brilliant, thats perfect... Failed a college exam so Im not going anywhere for the summer so looks like Im car shopping... Will take my time this time though! Cheers Maud
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Postby mcgon1979 » Tue Jun 03, 2008 7:53 am

Adjusting my tappets on Thursday. Wahoo... pics to follow. I bought that tool for 40 sterling off the FTO OC in UK. Yeah its pricey, but apparently makes the job handier...
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Postby Masa » Tue Jun 03, 2008 8:36 am

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MITSUBISHI-FTO-MI ... dZViewItem

that's what you're looking to chris ? ^^
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Postby fatboyfat7 » Tue Jun 03, 2008 2:17 pm

Looking at it alright.... Think Im kinda jumping in though. Still not sure what Im doing for the summer but by christ it was cheap, all be it, in need of work!
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Postby Wildhound » Tue Jun 03, 2008 2:49 pm

You should make sure that the rattle really is just tappets before putting any money up.

When my big end went it started out sounding like a little rattle at high revs and quickly progressed into a full engine meltdown.
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