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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Vmax on 12 June 2009, 09:39:55

Title: Lifters?
Post by: Vmax on 12 June 2009, 09:39:55

Sorry to keep 'banging' on about this but this tapping noise just isn't getting any better. It's not too bad in Park but as soon as I select drive it's really quite loud. The tiicking from exhaust manifolds usually clears when the engine / exhaust warms doesn't it? so I can only think that it is the lifters. How long should this take to settle, if it's going to, and If I leave it will it do any harm? Also I assume this is a big strip down job to replace them?
Thanks  :-/ :y

Title: Re: Lifters?
Post by: Jimbob on 12 June 2009, 09:41:39

Have you tried a bottle of lifter treatment?

Quietend Mike Dundees in seconds after his rebuild.

Title: Re: Lifters?
Post by: Vmax on 12 June 2009, 10:11:10

Yup added a bottle with my oil change a couple of days ago... :-/

Title: Re: Lifters?
Post by: markey mark on 12 June 2009, 11:00:50

drop oil again drop sump off  and clean pick up pipe then fresh oil  :y

Title: Re: Lifters?
Post by: Vmax on 12 June 2009, 12:30:45

Thanks Mark, Do you know the part number for a sump gasket if there is such a thing??  :y

Title: Re: Lifters?
Post by: Kevin Wood on 12 June 2009, 12:36:25

If it's getting worse under load I would suggest it's the exhaust manifold gasket. Lifter noise would be at a constant level regardless of load.

Kevin

Title: Re: Lifters?
Post by: Vmax on 12 June 2009, 12:49:08

Oh Ok - the noise speeds up under acceleration. It's a really distinctive tap tap noise! exhaust manifold - is that a big job?

Title: Re: Lifters?
Post by: markey mark on 12 June 2009, 13:25:01

Quote

Thanks Mark, Do you know the part number for a sump gasket if there is such a thing??  :y

dont need a new just clean and reuse the old one ! unless yours is one that has been stuck on  :(