alright last question - ticking lifters?

[robert weinberg]

Thanks bernie - yeah, i know slick is crap, just trying to get a beat on what snake oil we are talking about.

thanks again,
Robby


--- On Sat, 7/12/08, Bernie Benz <b.benz at charter.net> wrote:

> From: Bernie Benz <b.benz at charter.net>
> Subject: Re: alright last question - ticking lifters?
> To: centaurus3200 at yahoo.com
> Cc: "200q20V mailing list" <200q20v at audifans.com>
> Date: Saturday, July 12, 2008, 11:41 AM
> God,No! Not slick. Snake oil is my generic term for
> additives  
> addressing specific problems, as described.
> Any brand that is on sale is the best. Some more common
> ones are  
> CD-2, STP, etc.
> 
> Bernie
> 
> 
> On Jul 12, 2008, at 11:28 AM, robert weinberg wrote:
> 
> > by snake oil, do you mean something like slick50. what
> brand do you  
> > recommend?
> >
> > Robby
> >
> >
> > --- On Sat, 7/12/08, Bernie Benz
> <b.benz at charter.net> wrote:
> >
> >> From: Bernie Benz <b.benz at charter.net>
> >> Subject: Re: alright last question - ticking
> lifters?
> >> To: centaurus3200 at yahoo.com
> >> Cc: "200q20V mailing list"
> <200q20v at audifans.com>
> >> Date: Saturday, July 12, 2008, 11:20 AM
> >> My patience is wearing thin, not withyour Audi Qs,
> but with
> >> having to
> >> read the volumes about your SHO. Maybe you should
> dump the
> >> 200 go
> >> back to your true love!
> >>
> >> Do add a bottle of hydraulic lifter silencing
> snake oil to
> >> the engine  oil.
> >> Also, buy 2 bottles  of engine seal restorer, one
> added to
> >> the engine  oil and half of the other each in the
> tranny and rear  
> >> diff.
> >> and you’ll never have to replace a rotaary shaft
> seal.
> >>
> >> Bernie
> >>
> >>
> >> On Jul 12, 2008, at 10:44 AM, robert weinberg
> wrote:
> >>
> >>> thanks for everyone's patience with me.
> i'm
> >> new to the audi game
> >>> and have lots of questions.
> >>>
> >>> didn't notice what seems to be ticking
> coming from
> >> the top of the
> >>> engine when i bought the car. but can hear it
> now.
> >> seems weird that
> >>> the lifters would be ticking with only 114k on
> the
> >> clock. they are
> >>> hydraulic, correct? i could just reshim the
> solid
> >> lifters on my SHO.
> >>>
> >>> i don't think it's an exhaust leak.
> >>>
> >>> it's not super loud or anything. car still
> idles
> >> smooth, never
> >>> misses a beat and hauls ass.
> >>>
> >>> i assume i can leave it for now and deal with
> it at
> >> another time.
> >>> someone on the 034 forum said something about
> using
> >> marvel mystery
> >>> oil?
> >>>
> >>> Robby
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
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