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the lifters on my 94gr are a bit noisy a friend suggested flushing after dropping the oil out as a way to clean out crud that accumulates under the lifters that cause the ticking noise
anyone hear that before or have a suggestion thanks

Yeah, I did that once to one of my engine, works well if the lifters are just gummed up. If they're worn, you'll need to replace them.

thanks ill give it a go

hmm thats interesting, never knew that

have you used an engine flush fluid yet though? it decreased the noise of my tappets a bit ...

a mechanic mate of mine used to use diesel to flush the engine, just let it idle dont rev it. 1 warning though, it might exaggerate any oil leaks, it washes away any build-up that might be blocking the leaks.

This is very true ^

Just be gentle with it.

I took my lifters out and cleaned them with Diesel etc. Worked great for 20000kms then were back to the orginal state. I would just get them changed.

thanks for the info have decided to give it a go. be too old to drive before i clock up 20,000 kays.

biglinz wrote:thanks for the info have decided to give it a go. be too old to drive before i clock up 20,000 kays.

Good luck mate, the rear banks are a pain to get out!

Before you try it, I recommend you go to repco and get some Nulon E20. Its an additive to your engine oil, use to work a treat for me.

My second set of lifters are getting noisy again at startup.

stopped me in time I'll give it a go thanks

Yeah that lifter cleaner is good stuff. It would keep mine quiet for about 8000km

biglinz wrote:stopped me in time I'll give it a go thanks

How did you go? Get any reduction in lifter noise?

let you know after i drive it, have been too busy. should be on the road next tues.

sorry i took so long getting back to ya all tried the nulon 20 fairdinkum stunned me 15 min after putting it in the engine was purring like a well fed cat must say i didn't expect such a drastic improvement

Yep I felt the same way!