Hi All,
I have a 98 harrier which has done 70k. I noticed one morning, that there was a lot of oily smoke for a few minutes then it disappeared. I have not seen this since on start up. However, I have noticed that when the car has been running for a while, when I am pulling away or driving up hill, there seems to be rattling/tapping coming from the engine. However, when on a straight or at speed this noise is not apparent. Can any one tell me if this sounds like the valves/tappets.
The noise is not there in the morning or when you pull away, only after the engine gets hot.
Any help will be appreciated, as I am if it is valve replacing then I have been told I need to take it to a Toyota garage and they will change all 24 valves , which if my astra GTE is anything to go by many years ago, then I am looking at a large bill.
Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks