Phantom Lifter Noise

[james accordino]

I agree that this sounds like viscosity/temp. related.
 Probably the oil is a bit too thin and the lifters
are letting you know.  Also he may have the wrong oil
filter?  Did anyone ask if his was black?

Jim Accordino

--- JShadzi at aol.com wrote:
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> Nate, this is pretty common in my car too, like
> after a hard 30 minutes at
> Laguna Seca for example.  Coming off the track the
> lifters will tick pretty good
> at idle, I think its more oil temp related however,
> or going to a thicker
> viscocity would probably help too.  I'd be a little
> concerned with that much oil
> in the pan with the crank or some of the crank seals
> getting submerged in oil,
> just watch for leaks, etc.
>
> Javad
>
> In a message dated 6/5/2003 4:03:35 PM Pacific
> Standard Time,
> newt at newtsplace.com writes:
>
> > How is your oil level? After a recent oil change
> the 90 ticked like crazy
> > after a run through the autocross course, the oil
> was just a smidge below
> > the max fill line. I added some before the
> following run, putting it ~1/4"
> > above that mark and haven't had that problem
> since. My lifters haven't
> > gone berserk yet as it sounds yours are. They just
> clatter like mad for
> > ~30 secs after the run if the oil isn't topped
> up....
> >
> > -Nate
> > '89 90tickedyq
> > http://www.newtsplace.com/90tq
>


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