I just refreshed my motor bearings, rings, pump, gaskets. I did not touch the head other than to power wash it. When I started it the first time i had some minor clatter from under the intake side valve cover. Well afeter the engine warmed up the clatter went away. I tolk it for a test drive tonight and when I got back the clatter was back. but as the car idled and cooled down the clatter went away.
Valve clatter
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float_6969
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I'm fighting the same thing. I've changed out the lifters and it didn't fix it. I'm about 90% sure it's lifter noise because if I rev the motor up so the oil pressure increases, the noise stops. The only thing I can think is that I've got an oil feed to the head partially blocked, or somehow when I cleaned it out, an oil passage for the lifters got plugged up.
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Swedish Mike
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Re: (float_6969)
I usually put the lifters in Diesel for a day or two, then change to oil. Works fine.
Can you buy cheap new CA18 lifters in USA? We can only find OEM here...
/Mike
Can you buy cheap new CA18 lifters in USA? We can only find OEM here...
/Mike
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sideways danny
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Re: (sideways danny)
Castrol Syntec 20/50 Gets a little hot here SO.. I went thick!