lifters + synth vs. petroil question

[Roa, Greg]

You know, you could just go ahead and spare yourself the heartache, and
put the new lifters in....  Especially if you are planning to drive the
car for a long time.
Hint, they're even on sale this week at the parts connection...
www.thepartsconnection.com
$6.95 each.....   tempting eh?   Then you can spend some quality time
with your car, and make sure it knows you love it.

Heck, you might get a slight bit more power too.   Assuming you have a
few collapsed lifters, they won't open the valves quite as few when the
engine is running, right?  So you're losing volume for the air and fuel
to get in or out, and losing power in the process.
: )

Of course, don't forget the silly vacuum pump while you are replacing
those lifters.  You'll really notice that thing clacking away when all
of the rest of the lifter noise is gone.

Good Luck!
Greg Roa
Cincinnati, OH
86' 4kcsq
93' 90 CS
83' 944

>Subject: RE: lifters + synth vs. petroil question
>Date: Thu, 16 May 2002 10:33:58 -0400
>From: <David.Ullrich at ferguson.com>
>To: <bradym at sympatico.ca>, <quattro at audifans.com>
>
>I'm in the same boat. Trying to keep 'em quiet but don't want to make
thing=
>s worse. One suggestion I was given was to switch to synth for a while
to c=
>lean things out then go back to dino. But, even that worries me. I
really w=
>ant to do the right thing for my car, as I'm planning on keeping it
until i=
>t literally cannot be fixed anymore. I'm running 20w50 dino now. I was
told=
> that 15w50 Mobile 1 (red cap) is the way to go for synth for the NG,
any c=
>omments on that?
>
>Dave
>
>1987.5 Audi Coupe GT "Special Build" 2.3 - Anthracite Black
>1998 VW Passat GLS 1.8T - For Sale CHEAP
>
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Brady Moffatt [mailto:bradym at sympatico.ca]
>Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 10:22 AM
>To: quattro
>Subject: lifters + synth vs. petroil question
>
>
>Hi All,
>
>Small dilemna here. Great running engine in my 4kq, except for lifter
>ticking, sometimes pretty loud. I keep the oil level topped up (it
doesn't
>burn any oil anyways) and change it every 5000km.
>
>Here's the question: Should I switch to synthetic? I've heard
conflicting
>opinions on this re:lifters. Will synth and its detergent qualities
unstick
>the lifters? Or will its thinner nature drain down out of them faster
and
>therefore cause more tick at startup and thereafter? Or will synth's
better
>flowing traits fill them up faster on startup and therefore make
everything
>quieter? ACK!
>
>I have no leaks anywhere on the engine right now. At 286,000km
>(178,000miles), am I asking for leaks at seals if I switch to synth?
>
>Of course, new lifters _are_ an option! I'd just like to be sure that I
>can't restore them to their former glory first.
>
>Cheers,
>Brady Moffatt
>Montreal, Quebec, Canada
>86 4ksq, 286,000km
>86 4ksq, 208,000km parts car
>72 Datsun 240Z, 180,000 miles
>In early stages of quattrosis accumulatus