Lifter question

Post by **cheap_sticker05** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 5:52 pm

Okay I have seen a few things on here to do about lifter ticking, but I can't find them anymore. What are the treatments or ways to make the noise go away some? ( I think this is my stupid question week haha)

Post by **themadscientist** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 6:03 pm

try flushing your engine to unstick the lifters.

Post by **cheap_sticker05** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 6:15 pm

Sorry for the stupid question but what do I flush it with? I thought someone said to use brake fluid.

Post by **themadscientist** » Thu Mar 08, 2007 6:36 pm

Good lord no! Many people use kerosene or seafoam but I am not comfortable drastically stirring up crud in the oiling system. I flush my newly-aquired engines with several oil changes and a lightweight dino oil like 30 weight castrol GTX. It is just my personal theory but I have had good results. it gently cleans the crud out rather than breaking loose big hunks of crap that can plug up oil passages. I had one particularly nasty motor that took like four changes with new oil and filter each time and a month of driving around but the results were impressive, the head looked real clean when I pulled the valve cover back off and the lifter noise was gone.

Post by **cheap_sticker05** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 7:25 am

Allright I will start changing the oil weekly till it goes away. It is not horribly loud just annoying.

Post by **themadscientist** » Fri Mar 09, 2007 1:18 pm

Then you have a good chance the lifter in question isn't proper ****ed. Update us on the progress.

Post by **Masterdebater** » Sat Mar 10, 2007 3:24 pm

poor a lil ATF in ur oil and a drop or too in vacuum lines. somehow someway it helps tremendously on cars weve done it to

Post by **themadscientist** » Sun Mar 11, 2007 1:04 pm

It's the detergent properties of the ATF. Rotary guys use the same trick to free-up stuck apex and side seals.

Post by **davidricardo86** » Sun Mar 11, 2007 8:23 pm

themadscientist wrote:It's the detergent properties of the ATF. Rotary guys use the same trick to free-up stuck apex and side seals.

Good to know!

Post by **Masterdebater** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 4:36 am

something about breaking the carbon buildup and makes everything move nice. did it to my ca yesterday with a noticeable difference. AND took the silencers out of my exhaust..INSTABOOST T28! lol

Post by **LongGrain** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 9:46 am

you can take your lifters out and soak them in oil to get rid of the air thats in there, that is what causes the ticking.

Post by **DriftSpecS14** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 10:14 am

themadscientist wrote:Good lord no! Many people use kerosene or seafoam but I am not comfortable drastically stirring up crud in the oiling system. I flush my newly-aquired engines with several oil changes and a lightweight dino oil like 30 weight castrol GTX. It is just my personal theory but I have had good results. it gently cleans the crud out rather than breaking loose big hunks of crap that can plug up oil passages. I had one particularly nasty motor that took like four changes with new oil and filter each time and a month of driving around but the results were impressive, the head looked real clean when I pulled the valve cover back off and the lifter noise was gone.

heres aq dumb question.. wtf is dino oil

Post by **cheap_sticker05** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 10:45 am

Non sythetic! Anyways I have changed it 2 times allready, driving it about 500 each time. I have noticed a difference. It is not loud at all now.

Post by **themadscientist** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 12:11 pm

Glad to hear it

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