Re: Noisy Valves

[Kevin Baluha <baluha@tpa.cst.titan.com>]

the trick is to get your oil leaks fast enough so that every time its cold
you have to add a quart of oil. - that way your lifters always have fresh oil
:-)

> 
> Sorry Guys, can't tell from my Bentley (nor my Hayes), & I haven't looked in
> the archives....
> 
> In the 5 cyl's do the Oil Filter brackets have a by-pass valve (for when the
> oil filter is to clogged, and output pressure too low).  If so, would a
> sticking by pass valve cause clatter under circumstances of 1) a filter with
> more than a few miles on it, or 2) when the oil is cold and viscous.  Is this
> a potential fix for some of those clattering 5's out there (mine was the
> lifters indeed).
> 
> If the bracket does not have a by-pass valve (some makes aparently don't),
> then the oil filter should, and in some after-market apps - so I'm told - the
> by pass valves aren't too good (or are non-existant), and cold viscous oil is
> forced to travel through the filter, and out put pressure thus is low, until
> it warms up.  If this is the situation in the 5's, perhaps some of those
> clattering valves are due to filters with sup-par by-pass valves...
> 
> Comments, or should I go to the archives...
> 
> Larry, 5kSQ
> 


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