Was my tappet problem caused by not changing the oil?

My car has a tappet problem.Was it caused by not changing the oil.Was my tappet problem caused by not changing the oil?
could have been yes if you didnt change it at all yes that and many other problems that you have not seen yet tappets are first to go bad or tick most case either old age 100,000 or more or not many oil changes should be like every 3000 miles to protect engine partsWas my tappet problem caused by not changing the oil?
It probably was caused by not changing the oil regularly, but other things could cause it also.


High mileage can cause the ';valve train'; to wear so much that the hydralic lifters cannot compensate enough.


Also, the metal in part of the camshaft may be too soft and cause premature failure. It is not unusual for only one ';tappet'; to fail which is an indication of a defect. If all are noisey, it was the oil!
Shouldnt be to expensive to replace, but worth doing sooner rather than later.





Plus it will drive you nuts when the music is off...





As for the cause, it could of been caused by lack of oil, incorrect viscosity (oil rating), or to much presure (to much oil in the system).





There are other reasons, like high mileage, general wear...





Hope i helped
this depends, if you have hydraulic tappets it could be as this could cause excessive wear in the tappet and lose pressure, this is because they designed to work at a certain oil pressure, if it's a standard solid tappet it could cause a problem if the oil had not been changed for 40k + but is still unusual.
well, yes , we need to change to oil often, 3 to 5,000 miles but, ur problem could have been caused by a number of other things . could b a bad cam lobe, a failed lifter or something stupid like a bad lock nut on the adjuster(if it has adjusters) that might have happened even if the oil were changed regular so, lets not look for a ';blame'; let's look for a reason and turn the blame into a lesson


good luck
If the tappets are hydraulic then yes. They rely on oil at the correct viscosity to operate them. In time oil will 'wear out' or become thin.
Yes, absolutely.