Hey guys,

ive got a bit a of problem thats just presented itself. driving home from work yesterday i noticed a bit of lifter tap/ticking, which does arise every so often so it didnt bother me.
but when i got home it sounded alot louder and numerous than usual, so i let it idle out for a bit as usual which quietens it down as oil gets back in there.

5 minutes later i went back out to check on it and it had gotten worse and louder...
i turned it off straight away and did the basic checks and everything showed up normal. plenty of oil, no warning lights etc.
the oil is fresh as of about 500km as is the filter (5w60)

i let it sit overnight and turned it over again this morning and the same again..
only before starting it up i noticed that the oil caught in one of my breather filters was not just oil pic attached)...
if im right (which i hope im not) it looks like a head gasket is gone? however it doesnt have any other symptoms that would show this as yet

any help and advice would be epic! thanx in advance!

tim

apologies about the lack of photos... it says im not allowed to add attachments..???

thanx again!

use this link to add photos

http://photobucket.com/


if the oil in the filter is milky there might be a problem

is there water in the oil or bubbles in the coolant ?

cant see how it could be the head gasket you did the head up last year

we can take off the rocker cover and have a look at the tappets

sounds like maybe your pick up sucked up some junk maybe?? Maybe get your lash adjusters changed out if they are blocked, they are in the last sequence of events for your oil feed but the most important to keep your tappets quiet and working well..... just as a suggestion. its a cheap fix too... other than that, maybe drain ur oil and look at ur pick up in ur sump?

wellllll dunno what was in the breather... dumped the oil, all clean. filter clean, coolant clean.. ran a 20w50 with cleaner thru it, noises gawwwwwn. new oil in, all is well.... flippin cars...

Some advice after killing an asstron is to drop the sump and check the pickup.

If not something will seize.