1985 Holden Commodore banging

1985 HOLDEN COMMODORE
200,000 MILES • V8 • 2WD • MANUAL
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DAZZA12345
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i have a vk with a 308 in it . the other day it started to make a quite ticking noise . after about a day it turned into a loud banging noise it feels like one bang per rev. i stopped driving it straight away but whilst i was driving it to get it home , it didnt feel like it lost any power. asise from the loud banging niose it running really nice . any suggestions
May 23, 2009 at 6:44 PM
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MHPAUTOS
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Hi there,

the tick could well be a hydraulic lifter but i have never heard then advance into a banging noise, but still stranger things have happened, i would be getting the lifters checked first.

mark (mhpautos)
May 24, 2009 at 5:58 AM