Date:         Tue, 19 Jul 2005 14:32:20 -0400
Reply-To:     Sam Walters <sam.cooks@VERIZON.NET>
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From:         Sam Walters <sam.cooks@VERIZON.NET>
Subject:      Re: noisy lifter: Marvel mystery oil??
Comments: To: Don Spence <dkspence@TELUS.NET>
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Guess that your van just needs the sight of the MMO bottle.  Keep the
bottle with you and show it to the van the next time it acts up.  :<)

In reality, you probably hadn't driven the van enough to stop the
clatter due to the lifter gradually filling itself back up.   On both my
84 and my current 85, I never had clattering lifters unless they had
been sitting quite some time.  Only took 3-5 days for the WBX that was
in the Syncro.

So, about the time you got the MMO, you did get enough driving done to
stop the clatter.

MMO never did anything to stop the clatter in the Syncro.   But, Mobil
15W50 and the proper Mann or Malhe filter made it less frequent and less
pronounced.

The idea that some suggest is to put about a quart of MMO in with your
oil at change time.  For a good number of people, this has produced
relief from the clattering lifter.

Sam

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Sam Walters
Baltimore, MD

89 Syncro GL, Zetec Inside
85 Westy Weekender
85 Mercedes Benz 300D Turbodiesel - to become veggie oil powered

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