tappetty v6 petrol bongo.will these hydraulic lifters fit?

hogggman · Post by **hogggman** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 9:25 pm

hi,
as you may all know,i have a 2.5 v6 petrol bongo,which stood for 10 months before o bought it.it sounds quite tappetty,even after an oil/filter change.i`ve added various additives(engine flush,then hydraulic valve lifter treatment)and i`m going to give it a few hundred miles before investigating the engine.i found an online store that sells mazda/ford v6 parts,and they sell hydraulic lifters.does anyone know whether these will fit my v6 bongo?

http://www.fordprobestore.co.uk/store/p ... ts_id=1326

thankyou
jamie

francophile1947 · Post by **francophile1947** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 9:47 pm

I doubt it - it's not the same engine as the Probe.

hogggman · Post by **hogggman** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 9:53 pm

bugger

hogggman · Post by **hogggman** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 9:53 pm

sorry

Dolly1 · Post by **Dolly1** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 11:03 pm

Hi Jamie.your v6 is a mazda 929 not a ford cheers lionel

bigdaddycain · Post by **bigdaddycain** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 11:05 pm

It's a pretty rare powerplant on this side of the pond hoggman,the engine is from a mazda 929,not to be confused with the 3 litre engine from said car!

Are you any wiser as to whether the engine is firing on all 6 cylinders now HM?

hogggman · Post by **hogggman** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:15 am

in that case,will these fit?i found them by putting mazda 929 adjusters in on google(they are called lash adjusters in the u.s.)

http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/detai ... 41076.html

thanks
jamie
p.s. aren`t they cheap?

francophile1947 · Post by **francophile1947** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 11:01 am

Who knows? The thread does mention a 2.3 litre which is not the same engine.
It's not worth chasing these items until you've sorted out why the engine doesn't sound any different with 2 plug leads removed

- it'll be a lot quieter when running on all 6 cylinders.

apole · Post by **apole** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 2:45 pm

Hi,

I agree with John, it's best to first establish if all 6 cylinders are firing properly.

I'd also give it more time and miles to see how the treatments you have added work.

Does anyone know if you have noisy tappets if it is causing any damage to the engine or is it just annoying?

I personally hate having something wrong on a car and can see where you are coming from trying to get it sorted asap, but maybe in this instance it won't hurt to leave things a while to see how they pan out.

Andy