ATF to quiet lifters?

[Ryan Gemmill]

Peter, while I don't know about using ATF, there are a few other good
techniques to quiet lifters. Personally, I'm biggest on the oil filter
theory. I remember back in the day when I didn't know much about my car, I
used to have the oil changed at your average quick-lube. To make the story
short, after I started changing my own oil, and using decent oil filters, (I
get mine from Blau) the noise went away. For that reason I've always
attributed it to the cheaper oil filters.

At least that's just my 2 cents.

HTH,
Ryan Gemmill
91 200, 1.8bar, Boge, K&N

----- Original Message -----
From: Peter Kirby <peterk at nrs.mcgill.ca>
To: Audi list <audi20v at rennlist.org>; <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Sunday, April 22, 2001 8:40 PM
Subject: ATF to quiet lifters?


| 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
|
|