X20XEV tappet change

think i'm going to have to bite the bullet and change the tappets in my
X20XEV (95 cavalier Sri) anyone advise on this job i'm lead to believe its
a cam out job to change and a royal PITA

obviously its going to be a timing belt and tensioner as well when cams are
dislodged anyone suggest anything else to try and quiet down these noisy
tappets? btw it seems to have gotten worse since i had it flushed and
changed the oil and filter. thoughts guys?

 

I would take the sump off first and make sure the oil pump pick up isn't
partially blocked.

 

would this cause the tappets to rattle like a bas( seems only to be one or
two that are causing this

 

If you flushed it lumps of carbon and other such cr*p can collect in the
sump and them get sucked up into the filter on the oil pump pick up pipe.
Cheaper and easier to take sump off for a quick look than buying a load of
tappets just to find it doesn't cure it.

 

Yep; my tappets quitened down considerably ( X20XEV Omega) after having
the oil strainer cleared out.