Karl Wolz wrote: > I had a similar experience. I can ask my mechanic, who I'm going to see > today, what the stuff (a small vial of red liquid) was. My guess is that the red liquid was Dextron III ATF ( a high detergent oil) and that the mechanic added it to the engine oil to clean out any dirt/gum in the lifters. -Larry > Hi Chad. I had the same problem when I picked up my van from the auction. > Distraught, I took it around to the local VW mechanic, who smiled and said > "Ah, lifter noise." He produced a small botle of stuff, can't remember the > name of it, but it claims to reduce built up desposits and quiet noisy > lifters. We poured it into the engine and five minutes later the noise was > gone. > Geoff Law > Perth > Wa > 82 Trakka > 99 bikeE |
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