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My M8's 3.9 RR Classic never misses a beat & after a bit a bit of water proofing he often wades through 3-4ft of water with no probs but with the mods he gets about 17mpg on a run if thats of any help

Forgot to add the tappet noise does go off once the engine has covered a few miles but not sure if it's stopping now but will know better tomorrow as i've got a 20 mile round trip to do

Wow thanks for all the quick replies :P The engine has covered 74K. the exhaust manifold gaskets have been replaced & when I put my hand next to the gaskets I couldn't feel any exhaust gas seeping out so I think they are ok. It was the tappets that were replaced but got told they are also called...

Hi just joined the site am wondering if you could give me some advice please. I bought a Discovery 4L V8 took it to a LR specialist regarding the heater gurgling & a tappet sort of noise. They said the head gaskets had gone & they were replaced but the gurgling is still there & I think i...