just did this yesterday. not a sound from the lifters and runs a treat!
although i did fling one of the U clips out and spent AGES trying to find it, went **** knows where so had to buy a full new lifter for $50 just to get another U clip... oh well $50 for a nice sounding engine is worth it i guess!
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Originally Posted by BoYwOnDeR
just did this yesterday. not a sound from the lifters and runs a treat!
although i did fling one of the U clips out and spent AGES trying to find it, went **** knows where so had to buy a full new lifter for $50 just to get another U clip... oh well $50 for a nice sounding engine is worth it i guess!
good work man, i might have to have a crack mine arent as bad as yours were but its embarressing starting the car in a crowded place haha
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Originally Posted by BoYwOnDeR
just did this yesterday. not a sound from the lifters and runs a treat!
although i did fling one of the U clips out and spent AGES trying to find it, went **** knows where so had to buy a full new lifter for $50 just to get another U clip... oh well $50 for a nice sounding engine is worth it i guess!
dont they have wreckers in Adelaide between the churches or are they of
so much faith they dont need them
Seriously, I got a whole set of VL lifters about 6 months back, quite a mixture
for $50 and some were almost new...
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Originally Posted by Niche
dont they have wreckers in Adelaide between the churches or are they of
so much faith they dont need them
yes there is plenty, but it was on a saturday afternoon and had to buy one new lifter from the only place that had one... repco... just for the farkin U clip. i wasnt going to go a sunday without my car. its crazy how much of a difference it makes.
yeah pmac give it a go. if ya need a hand let me know, i'll come give what i got. haha.
but anyone giving this a go should make sure you cover the U clip with a towel or something when doing it like said above. its not fun having done all the work takin it apart, then not being able to finish off cause of a little peice of damn metal. all good tho... cheers for the tech article!
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I'm having same problem with my lifters.....getting a VERY loud ticking noise, not just when starting the car, gets worse once the car warms up, even worse on hot days.
Oil was changed about a month ago.
Just wondering what oil people would suggest I use.
Cheers
just did mine. couldnt get the bottom section out so just cleaned the top half primed them with oil etc.. When i stated it damn it was loud! I was freakin so took it for a drive sat 3K for a couple of minutes then.... quiet.
sweet.
Hahaha, that looks like the head I had that had been sitting in the shed for a year after a blown head gasket!
My lifters started making a racket a few months back. Heres what they looked like...
after using this procedure on one lifter and once all assembled should the top part (where the clip is) be able to be pushed in so the spring throws it back up, bcoz all the other ones are solid
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Originally Posted by vl5speed
after using this procedure on one lifter and once all assembled should the top part (where the clip is) be able to be pushed in so the spring throws it back up, bcoz all the other ones are solid
yes that is normal, seeing you have cleaned the lifter out there is no oil in them, that is why lifters take time to bleed when u put them back in.
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Originally Posted by theVLguy
yes that is normal, seeing you have cleaned the lifter out there is no oil in them, that is why lifters take time to bleed when u put them back in.
thanx mate, will be doing all the rest asap.. very helpful write up
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Gday i Have Cleaned all my lifters Ect Also Inside the rock cover ect my Question is What is the best way to Clean Around the cam ect is there Sumthing to do this as i dont wanna put the lifters ect back on after spending so many hours on them to get clean ? Also Whats The Go With Diesel Mixed With Oil 50/50 Anyone done this Before ?
hey guys i just did this but did a terrible job of it. well for starters i cleaned the lifter out all fine and when i put them back together the bit were you said fill the ice cream container up with oil i did that about half a centametre from the top of the lifter standing up and i pumped the top of it but no air bubbles came out so i though oh ok lets put it all back together,
so i started putting it back together and i dont have a tourqe wrench i snapped the sixth bolt and started to freak, so i put it all back together went to start it and the ticking noise is even worse! a mate said the tapits need to be adjusted but i am not to sure can someone please help me asap as this is the way my car sits now.
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Originally Posted by Spool
hey guys i just did this but did a terrible job of it. well for starters i cleaned the lifter out all fine and when i put them back together the bit were you said fill the ice cream container up with oil i did that about half a centametre from the top of the lifter standing up and i pumped the top of it but no air bubbles came out so i though oh ok lets put it all back together,
so i started putting it back together and i dont have a tourqe wrench i snapped the sixth bolt and started to freak, so i put it all back together went to start it and the ticking noise is even worse! a mate said the tapits need to be adjusted but i am not to sure can someone please help me asap as this is the way my car sits now.
Can't adjust tappits they are hydraulic, thats why you clean the oil galleries etc. Did you take it for a drive, or just let it idle over?
