tug 0 Posted September 2, 2004 Hi there, Are all VW hydraulic tappets the same? Found someone selling hydraulic tappets for a 1.6 MK2 Golf, would they fit a Corrado VR6? Cheers! :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VR6 0 Posted September 2, 2004 I am useless with engines ..... but 1.6 mk2 = 4 cylinders and VR6 = 6 cylinders. Gut feeling is 'no'. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tug 0 Posted September 2, 2004 I see your point, but something tells me they might be the same common part in a lot of VW engines... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted September 2, 2004 They certainly appear to be a generic lifter based on all the VW engines I've seen in bits and they all seem to be the same price from G&S, so they probably are the same. I can't see VW specifying a different type of a lifter for each engine. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tug 0 Posted September 2, 2004 That's what I was thinking. Need to get some soon, got at least 2 rattling away to themselves! Thanks guys... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted September 2, 2004 Get them for a VR anyway, just in case! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dr_mat 0 Posted September 2, 2004 This may seem like a stupid question, but what does a hydraulic tappet actually *look* like?? I've seen the top of them in-situ in a cylinder head, but I've never seen a good diagram or picture of what's between the point that touches the camshaft and the valve itself.. :) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin Bacon 5 Posted September 2, 2004 They are a bucket. There is a 'pad' if you like, inside the bucket which presses on the valve stem. Around the circumference of the 'bucket' is a groove and a hole, which form the oil flow path. The pad part of the bucket is seperate from the top cam face and is held in suspension by the oil, they're a kind of piston I guess. Hope that helps. There must be an exploded diagram on Google somewhere? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
