lifter tick

[Mark R]

I respectfully disagree with Grant.  Lifter tick DOES increase wear.  That
said, Audis seem to tolerate it for a LONG time, so it might not be worth
the expense and trouble of replacing the lifters.  In other words, the harm
is typically minimal, but it is there.

If you fixed it with different oil or a solvent... then it's fixed.
Hydraulic lifter tick is caused by "crud" (deposits) in the lifter(s), low
oil pressure, incorrect weight of oil, etc.  The first step is always to
either try a solvent, switch oils (weight, type, brand), oil filter brand,
etc.  If that solves the problem, then there's no problem remaining!  =)

Cheers!
Mark Rosenkrantz

On Thu, Jul 31, 2008 at 8:01 AM, Grant Lenahan <glenahan at vfemail.net> wrote:

> ignore it - it does no harm
>
> On Jul 30, 2008, at 10:09 PM, Rick Cone wrote:
>
> > My 89 Audi 200 has a rather noisy lifter tick.  I "fixed" it with a
> > quart of Lucas, but what is the real fix?  Is there any adjustment
> > in the valvetrain of these things?
> > Rick A. Cone
> >
> >
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