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Discussion in '4 Cylinder' started by jonathanl, Dec 28, 2014.

  1. Dec 28, 2014 at 3:27 PM
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    I just recently bought my 08 Tacoma prerunner 4 cyl 2x4 and have had a tapping noise in the top end any suggestions on how to get rid of it would be great
     
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  2. Dec 28, 2014 at 3:38 PM
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    Is it constant or just at start up?
     
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  3. Jan 5, 2015 at 5:57 PM
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    Constant
     
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  4. Jan 5, 2015 at 9:41 PM
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    How many miles are on it? Its most likely valve tapping. Mine does it at start up for a few seconds. If you have a lot of miles you might have to check your valve clearences. The tapping is common on these engines from what i have read. What oil and filter are you using? If you are not using a good synthetic and the toyota filter you might try switching to those and see if you get improvment.
     
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  5. Jan 5, 2015 at 11:25 PM
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    you could have a stuck hydraulic lash adjuster
     
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  6. Jan 10, 2015 at 6:26 PM
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    I have 110000 haven't had a chance to change oils and filter yet
     
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