Solve for very noisy lifters?

mike mikemk40 at yahoo.com
Sun Mar 9 12:06:30 EST 2003


diet or regular?

Mike

 --- Brian O' <briano_72 at yahoo.com> wrote: > --
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> dont want to start anything bad here, but my boss
> said years ago in the 4k/5k ,they used to use a 1/2
> can of coke, not pepsi, coke, and the owner of the
> local audi dealer told him this !!
>
>                             brian o'
> 93 90q sport
> 93 100csq
> 91 80 ( for sale )
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> I have a 91 80Q w/ 208k on it and when I start it up
> cold the lifters TAP
> VERY LOUDLY until the engine reaches near operating
> temperature, it
> comes/goes away/comes/goes away until op temp is
> reached, regardless of
> revs. usually if I rev it to 2k and let go it'll
> disappear for a few seconds
> then come back.
>
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> I had read that specific oil filters actually
> decrease the tap because they
> have some valve in them that doesn't all ALL of the
> oil back in the pan
> after the engine's turned off?
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> I'm using 10w-30 and a basic fram filter as of now,
> I've heard I should
> switch to a MANN/Purolator and 10w-40 oil from now
> on?
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> Am I causing damage letting it tap? Anything I can
> put in the crankcase
> just before an oil change to clean those lifters up?
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