"Those in the know" on Samba forums have claimed that a can of Seafoam (split to have some in the gas tank and some in the crankcase) will help to quiet the lifters quickly and prevent the reoccurrence, and others swear by Marvel Mystery Oil. That lifter noise can be shockingly disturbing until it goes away. Stephen --- On Wed, 8/18/10, Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
From: Jeff Lincoln <magikvw@GMAIL.COM> Subject: Re: 1.9L Tick, Tick, Tick - A question for those who know more than me To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Wednesday, August 18, 2010, 11:51 AM
On Wed, Aug 18, 2010 at 11:45 AM, Michael Sullivan <sandwichhead@gmail.com>wrote: > I also have that happening as of this morning. I picked it up from the a/c > shop and started and really loud tick-tick-tick. I have heard this will go > away, but I drove about a mile and still there.
Mike - My past experience with lifter noise on my old 2.1 is that it took a good 15-20 minutes for the sound to go away. So one mile usually isn't going to do the trick.
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