ATF to quiet lifters?

[griz]

I wouldn't use it in oil though I do add a quart every third fill-up
in my Ford F-250 w/6.9 litre diesel. The flashpoint of ATF is too low
(dont recall specific temps) for me to use it in my oil.

Peter Kirby wrote:
> 
> A friend recommended that I use automatic transmission fluid (ATF) as a
> penetrating oil to get a tie-rod end off.  It seemed to work great.  While
> somewhat dubious of his suggestion, I did a search on the net re ATF and
> found people recommending it to silence hydraulic lifters:  drain a litre of
> engine oil and replace it with a litre of ATF.
> 
> Anyone try it on the Audi engine?
> 
> Peter