lifters...again
Huw Powell
audi at mediaone.net
Thu Sep 13 17:10:51 EDT 2001
> > hello listers. i know its been ran through and through, but i didn't
> > get the chance to read the posts earlier. the car in question is a 1988
> > audi 90 FWD with the noisy annoying tick. (that IS the lifters eh?)
> > anyhoo, when i start it, sometimes i can rev it a bit and they will shut
> > up but damn
> > are they annoying. so i remember seeing that atf in your oil will
> > help, but i also saw some people had serious probs afterwards. and the
> > obvious answer... replacement. what do these things run? i have no
> > idea what they even are (funny eh?) so is this something i could do? i
> > am SORTA handy with the engine. well i know i will get some help so
> > thanks in advance!
>
> http://www.humanspeakers.com/audi/rebuild.htm
>
> those round things sticking up out of the head are them...
>
> to replace you have to remove the camshaft, which ain't rocket science
> but might require a bit of familiarity with the insides of your engine.
> Goes well with a timing belt/water pump job, but doesn't have to. You
> should get a new camshaft seal and cam cover gasket and I think an
> intake manifold intermediate gasket too.
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Huw Powell
http://www.humanspeakers.com/audi/
http://www.humanthoughts.org/
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