Date:         Thu, 2 Jul 2015 21:21:23 -0700
Reply-To:     Richard Smith <richard_smith@GNWC.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Richard Smith <richard_smith@GNWC.CA>
Subject:      Re: lifter chatter any concerns?
Comments: To: PSD <psdooley@VERIZON.NET>
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My mechanic did that recently - added some ATF (a pint?) to the engine oil
and let it idle for an hour beside his shop. Drained it, refilled with
good oil and it was łgood to go.˛

I still find that if it sits for more than a week, though, it starts
clattering again (not so bad). The łeasy˛ fix now is to drive until it is
fully warmed up (20 minutes?) and then let it cool down completely - at
least 20 minutes - and then start it up and go. That seems to make the
lifter noise go away. One theory put forward by a mechanic friend is that
all the parts were getting to equal temperature and cooling together. Who
knows why it works, but it works.

Šr



On 2015-07-02, 6:43 PM, "Vanagon Mailing List on behalf of PSD"
<vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com on behalf of psdooley@VERIZON.NET> wrote:

>Anybody try a little ATF in their oil?  That's the prescribed method to
>quite them down in other vehicles.