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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Omega man 2 on 20 February 2009, 21:58:26

Title: Noisey lifters again
Post by: Omega man 2 on 20 February 2009, 21:58:26
500 miles after rebuild, lifters still sound like a diesel.
Going to change the oil tomorrow and take it on a 100 mile run on sunday. If they don't change at this stage are they fubar?
Title: Re: Noisey lifters again
Post by: feeutfo on 20 February 2009, 23:46:22
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500 miles after rebuild, lifters still sound like a diesel.
Going to change the oil tomorrow and take it on a 100 mile run on sunday. If they don't change at this stage are they fubar?

No experience of this, but just wonder if oil pressure is ok, oil pump tired? Oil pick up clear, are they receiving enough oil basically?
Title: Re: Noisey lifters again
Post by: Kevin Wood on 21 February 2009, 00:22:08
IIRC there are 2 different types of lifter, 2 different types of oil pump and 2 different types of valve in the oil gallery that feeds them, so if the head / lifters have been changed perhaps you've got the wrong combination now?

Failing that, get the oil pressure checked, or try taking the lifters out and cleaning them. :-/

EDIT: Just noticed it's a 4 pot, so the above may be rubbish. ::)

Kevin
Title: Re: Noisey lifters again
Post by: Marks DTM Calib on 21 February 2009, 08:46:11
I would check the oil pressure.

A single noisey lifter I can understand.....a full set is another cause!
Title: Re: Noisey lifters again
Post by: Omega man 2 on 21 February 2009, 09:56:23
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I would check the oil pressure.

A single noisey lifter I can understand.....a full set is another cause!

Defo not a full set ;D

just two or three. it did settle down alot in the first half hour but hasn't got any quieter since :-/