fiat stilo 1.6 16v

[jonnyshaw49]

hi my gf has a fiat stilo 1.6 16v on an 02 reg ever since we got the car its makes a ticking noise in beat with the engine idle its annoying, is it normal like the injectors or something, its on ly done 56k miles,and had the cam belt done at 40 000 it does seem to burn a little oil, i put in some lucas treatmeant and it seems to be better now, i did a compression test and all seems good, what you thing guys

[dangerous dave]

fix it and sell it, i wouldn't wish one on my worst enemy... is it the cam followers that make noise after a while, im sure lots of cars get it, saxos etc, but its a guess...

[Ian S]

If it's like my 8 valve Fiat 1.1 FIRE engine, the cam(s) press direct onto the caps on the valves, ie, no rockers, no tappets. They have shims in there to adjust the clearance.

[jonnyshaw49]

nice1 mate ill try and do it, its been a good car touch wood never missed a beat so far. fiat engines are either a real pain or really good engines.

[Tony Walker]

probably hydrualic tappets making the noise. worth trying an oil change.

[jonnyshaw49]

i have mate and got lucas oil in and used injector cleaner, it doesnt sound like tappets though more like an electronic ticking noise, i have read up on google put a screwdriver on the injector and listen to it, but does it really work????