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Old 07-11-2007, 11:17 AM   #1
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Default Noisy Lifters

I have already done a search on this, and it returned some good unformation. Apparently in order to stop the 'tapping' noise coming from my engine, i need to use some Nulon Lifter Free solution.
What I didn't seem to find though, was where abouts do I use this? I know its a dumb question, but I just want to be sure. I assume I just put it in where the new oil goes through the Rocker Cover? I am fine to just add this as is, or does the oil need to be changed?
My guess is that this has started happening because I thrash the c**p out of it most of the time I drive it. Which is usually only on the weekends now, and on the odd day after work. So this solution will be ok for now, or have I gone and killed my poor motor?

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Old 07-11-2007, 11:46 AM   #2
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change the oil when your doing it evan
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Old 07-11-2007, 04:26 PM   #3
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If you recon its safer that way, then I might wait a while as the oil is still fairly fresh. Thanks mate.
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Old 07-11-2007, 05:40 PM   #4
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Change the oil. The noise is a sign of bad oil,old oil and the car doesn't like it. I am going to take a wild guess that you have mobil oil in there at the moment.I might be wrong though.
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Change the oil. The noise is a sign of bad oil,old oil and the car doesn't like it. I am going to take a wild guess that you have mobil oil in there at the moment.I might be wrong though.
Yeah I copped that a little while ago. Tapped it's head off (only when hard stopping from high speed though) but then my oil change was overdue so my fault really. Changed it and haven't heard a peep from it.

But Stav, not necessarily caused by bad oil. Mine was very good Nulon stuff. Or did you mean bad oil in a different sense?
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Bad quality oil. I went to wsid with penzoil and car came back quiet.Next week mobile super synth oil and my car rattled its head off.Draining the oil the next dat had lots of pieces of metal in the pan!!
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Thanks guys. Like I said, the oil is fairly new, I only had a service done a few weeks ago. Not too sure what my mechanic put in it, but the service sticker says Ultra Lubricants on it. Previous to that I had Penrite HPR15 in it. I think I may need to go back to that when I put some of that Lifter Free stuff.

It actually make that noise when I am accelerating, and seems loudest at about 2000-3000rpm. I have also noticed that since I put the cam in, the car takes aaaages to get up to normal operating temp. When it does though, it seems to quiet down a bit above 3k. Probably doesn't help that it sits around all week either.

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Bad quality oil. I went to wsid with penzoil and car came back quiet.Next week mobile super synth oil and my car rattled its head off.Draining the oil the next dat had lots of pieces of metal in the pan!!
Stav, what's the name and viscosity of the Penzoil oil you used?

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Old 11-11-2007, 09:59 PM   #9
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I figured out where the noise is coming from, and its not the lifters. I have managed to blow the exhaust gasket. I opened the bonnet and started it up, and all you can hear is that noise from the back of the motor. On the plus side, it rumbles and pops through the exhaust like a V8 Supercar now!
Hopefully a new gasket will fix it. Not too sure how long I can keep driving it like that, but I am going to have to get it fixed soon.

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