changing lifters... More.

[Kneale Brownson]

The vacuum pump is a feature of 4K cars that use a vacuum boost for the 
braking system.  There's no such fixture on your 200tq


At 04:16 AM 11/12/2000 -0800, Konstatntin Bogach wrote:


>Where is auxiliary vacuum pump located? What is its function?
>The noise is very loud and if something can clack beside lifters I would
>check it out.
>
>Konstantin Bogach.
>200tq 89
>
>
>Robert Myers wrote:
> >
> > There is an auxiliary vacuum pump operated from the cam of that I5
> > engine.  This pump tends to get "packed up" with oil and starts
> > banging.  It sounds _exactly_ like a clacking valve.  The fix is simply to
> > remove the rod from the pump.  If that is what your problem is then you
> > don't need a valve job.
> >
> > At 02:10 PM 11/11/00, you wrote:
> >
> > >Hi all.
> > >
> > >My 200tq 89 has terrible noise from lifters (BTW, I use syntetic 5-50).
> > >I bought lifters and was going to do change them myself. Talking to my
> > >michanic (good mechanic but doesn't have experience with Audis) I
> > >mentioned my plans. He said that I might need to measure space for every
> > >valve and adjust each lifter with shims. I found a lot of mail in
> > >archive about lifters but I did not see somebody mentioned such
> > >adjustment. Is it really needed?
> > >
> > >Thank you.
> > >
> > >
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