[s-cars] Lifter noise

[Lee Levitt]

Dannies at aol.com writes:

> My 95 S6 with 113k on it is starting to get some lifter ticking
> at idle. My mechanic says its not a big concern and may want to try
regular
> oil as oppposed to Castrol Syntech to quiet it. He said next time the
timing belt
> needed to be done it could be 'fixed'. It sounds like a relatively labor
> intensive job. Anyone else experienced this? Any estimate in the cost to
fix etc THX

Five quarts of Mobil 1 plus a new filter should cure the problem. Audi
lifters seem to make a lot of noise when they're not on a diet of Mobil 1.

Lee
'95.5 S6 avant
'96 A6 quattro avant