I have Mobil 1 in the crankcase and a Mahle filter. I think I need to reserve judgement until I've driven the van a while. I've run it less than an hour since I put it in, and it's been sitting ~6 months with me, and was in storage when I got it. Oil pressure seems good, ~8 psi at idle with a hot engine, if you believe my gauge. (I know it was hot because the thermostat was stuck closed!) I checked the oil pressure right away after the engine was in because I don't know its history. I had tons of trouble setting the valves initially and the thing clattered like a beetle when I first started it. It never ends, does it? I know, just get a Subaru or a Diesel... Sigh, --tabe
>Date: Tue, 7 Jun 2005 07:53:44 -0700 >From: Shawn Wright <swright@ZUIKO.SLS.BC.CA> >Subject: Re: Hydraulic Lifter Week > >Tabe, > >What oil are you running? The one time I ran regular dino oil (Castrol 20w50) I got >terrible lifter noise until the engine was fully hot, sometimes taking 20 minutes or >more. I went back to Mobil 1 15w50 or Amsoil 15w40 and the lifter noise was gone. I >ran it this way 8 years, and even if the van sat for 3-4 months, lifter noise never >lasted more than a few seconds at startup with synthetic. I used to just change the oil >and filter once per year, since I only drove it about 10k per year. >Sounds like you should check your oil pressure for sure though... > >On 7 Jun 2005 at 6:16, Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET> wrote: > > Lifter click at idle is due to a bad lifter (stuck ball check) or > insufficient oil pressure. > > Dennis
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