Hi Folks Hope someone can help. I have a Pug 205 GTi that I bought a month or so ago for very little money. It sounded fine on the way down but in the last couple of weeks it has started to sound like a tractor! It sounds like an engine that is low on oil, you know the sound!! But the oil level is about three quarters full on the dipstick and I'm reluctant to top it up as I don't know what oil the previous owner used. The oil is clean though. I will do an oil and filter change on it but if this doesn't clear the noise then is there anything else it could be? Noisy tappets wouldn't be this loud would they? The only other thing I can think of is it's the exhaust blowing from the header pipes but it's difficult to tell as it only makes the horrible noise when the engine is under any kind of load, ie, when you put ur foot down a little when cruising, it barely makes the noise when at idle or when reving it at standstill. Many thanks for any responses.
Gareth