ATF to quiet lifters?

[Peter Golledge]

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?

Given lifters can be got for ~ $7 and are not hard to replace I would be
reluctant to do anything other than replace them.  Given the lifters
in both my 200s got to ~130K before rattling significantly I figure that
it is worth the effort.

Cheers
-- 
Peter Golledge