C180 Hydraulic tappets - noisy tappets

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low mileage(25K) C180, developed noisy tappets immediately after a service. dealer suggests a) strip down. b) using different oil (Mobil) instead of Castrol Magnatec.   Anyone had similar ?
 
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C180 Hydraulic tappets

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Either the wrong grade of oil has been used,i.e. too thick, or a tappett oilway has blocked.  Try flushing the engine with flushing oil.
Does the noise stop after the oil has warmed up?
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