Started my n/a vl yesterday morning, only to hear a fairly loud ticking noise coming from the engine. Was in a rush to get to work, knew the oil level was ok, so continued on regardless. Pulled up at work, engine now at operating temp, only to still hear the ticking noise. Then today, the same thing. The noise goes away at about 2500+ rpm's. My thinking is valve/s but not knowing much about the head, just not sure. Anyone else had this problem ?

Quote: Originally Posted by vl_davo Started my n/a vl yesterday morning, only to hear a fairly loud ticking noise coming from the engine. Was in a rush to get to work, knew the oil level was ok, so continued on regardless. Pulled up at work, engine now at operating temp, only to still hear the ticking noise. Then today, the same thing. The noise goes away at about 2500+ rpm's. My thinking is valve/s but not knowing much about the head, just not sure. Anyone else had this problem ? My vl does this when you start it most mornings, only for about 10 seconds though, then stops, It doesnt do it at all during the day only first thing in the morning.

ahh the sound of stuffed lifters its not going to hurt anything i put some nulon stuff in my old vl to shut them up. if this doesnt work u will need new ones - $300?

I think its the lifters mate do a search for more info cause there is heaps. They will prob cost ya 50 at the most and there is twelve of them. Or u can just check to see which ones are stuffed.

tick, tick, tick .....K A B O O M !!! Just Jkn... sounds like lifters..... see if ya can lube em up before ya go replacing it..may not be neccessary. Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Mate, don't say K A B O O M, that will be to expensive.

Degree, I will get "Recondition the lifters in a bottle", Nulon and give it a go.

yeh should fix it for a while champ...

im sure i read somewhere that if you change your oil with diesel engine oil, and run the car for about 500km that it will clean out all the sludge build ups and deposits in your engine (due to detergents in the oil because diesel engines produce alot more carbon or something), maybe that whould be worth a try? isnt that why lifters stuff up in the first place? they get so full of crap that they dont work properly?

Before u go out an Buy some new lifters,give ure car an oil change using Penrite HPR40 and buy some Lifter free additive see how that goes.

Diesel Oil into Motor ,Hmmm has anyone done this or recommend it?

tick tick tick BOOM!!! BOOM!!! shake shake shake the room BOOM!!! shake shake shake the room BOOM!!! shake shake shake the room tick tick tick BOOM!! ohhh sorry i just had the song on hehehe nope i have not done it... seems weird to me heheh hehe i am running 40w 70 right now the ticking is still there but when its cold it ticks like no tomorrow when its nice and warm it ticks now and then but new lifters coming my way anyways hehe i might try that lifter free stuff first... everytime i do an oil change i use some stuff that makes the oil not stick to everything... forget the name its 10 to 4 in the morning lol Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

Eh....... I have a tick, but it aint lifters! I have a little man inside running around......could be oil pump. Mate try all your accessories to see if it is them.

tick tick tick could also be the injectors switching on/off

Quote: Originally Posted by Jazza im sure i read somewhere that if you change your oil with diesel engine oil, and run the car for about 500km that it will clean out all the sludge build ups and deposits in your engine (due to detergents in the oil because diesel engines produce alot more carbon or something), maybe that whould be worth a try? isnt that why lifters stuff up in the first place? they get so full of crap that they dont work properly? i did this, works like a charm. would recommend it to anyone. will clean out the sludge and fix the lifters. then change the oil as per usual and then use hpr30 or hpr15

Yeah ive got that exact problem myself. It only used to be when it started when cold. Then it went to everytime its idiling, and now its gotten to the stage where it ticks while driving at low RPM.... So yes it is the hydrolic lifters.

I put in a bottle of Nulon Worn Engine treatment due to Calais N/A motor having 255K on clock and it has shut up my lifter noise i had for a few mins i starter her every morning. I also bought the Nulon lifter free to do on next oil change. But yeah give that a shot depending on how many K's motor has Good Luck Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

[QUOTE=Zanjara]tick tick tick BOOM!!! BOOM!!! shake shake shake the room BOOM!!! shake shake shake the room BOOM!!! shake shake shake the room tick tick tick BOOM!! ohhh sorry i just had the song on hehehe LMAO HAHAHA Some original photos have not been recovered yet.

I think lifter ticking has alot to do with the viscosity of the oils some ppl use. Quote: Diesel Oil into Motor ,Hmmm has anyone done this or recommend it? umm no but i once drained all the oil out of my bros car, put 3L of diesel (petrol) in the oil cap and then let the car run for 3 minutes or so. went in pink, came out the sump black and thick as a mofo. Let it drain for ages, crank a few times, gets some more out, then fill it up with fresh oil, lifters were sweet (weren't that bad to start with, just a few ticks on startup) but yeah didnt do any harm to the motor, run just as good as always. Peace out

you can buy engine flushes for when you do an oil change. you just put it in with the old oil, run for 30 mins or something and then drain.