# Tappet noise

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/tappet-noise/54039>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** legend, engines, acura\
**Created:** [August 23, 2010, 11:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tappet-noise/54039 "2010-08-23T23:17:31Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![whimsey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b5e925/32.png) [@whimsey](https://community.cartalk.com/u/whimsey)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2010, 11:17pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tappet-noise/54039/1 "2010-08-23T23:17:31Z")

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My 1990 Acura Legend (1/4 million miles) make what I would call tappet noise. How do I cure that?

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**Author:** ![JayWB](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e480ec/32.png) [@JayWB](https://community.cartalk.com/u/JayWB)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2010, 4:01am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tappet-noise/54039/2 "2010-08-24T04:01:51Z")

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Adjust the valves.

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**Author:** ![\_Deleted\_User111111](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/ea5d25/32.png) [@\_Deleted\_User111111](https://community.cartalk.com/u/_Deleted_User111111)\
**Post date:** [August 24, 2010, 4:46am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tappet-noise/54039/3 "2010-08-24T04:46:46Z")

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Consider adding 2 ounces of sea foam to the oil and drive for 20 miles then change oil.