If it happens frequently, you have a bad lifter or two. Locate and replace the offending lifter. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of John Rodgers Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2003 12:50 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: chronic flat lifter What brand of oil filter are you using. Should be a Mann or Mahle filter - available from some of our list vendors. Because of the internal construction, these filters maintain pressure in the oil galleries of the engine long after the engine is shut down. Thsi helps keep the lifters inflated with oil. Also are you religious in your oil changes. My van rattles the lifters if I don't change oil on schedule. And finally, put some Marvels Mystery Oil into the oil sump. It's amazing stuff, and really does the job. In the case of the WBX engine, MMO is not snake oil. It really works, as attested by me, and many others on this list. Additionally, MMO is good for the fuel injectors as well. These are just some of the little tricks that members have learned over time and have passed along. They work. Good luck. John Rodgers 88 GL driver Bradley Flubacher wrote: > I'm experiencing a lifter that is flat more often then not. I'm running > 14W-40 amsoil, and I live in PA. (it's been very cold). What do you > suggest I do? Could misadjusted rockers cause the lifters to go flat? > Sometimes the tapping is so bad, it begins to knock. I envision the push > rod jumping out of the seats on the rocker or the lifter. I sounds like > the engine is coming apart.. > > Brad > zoom zoom > |
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