Re: Lifter Clicking

[Mike Loeks <mloeks@columbia-center.org>]

At 06:18 PM 10/2/96 -0700, you wrote:
>On Wed, 2 Oct 1996, Steve Brehm wrote:
>
>> The lifters on my 87 5000cst (124K miles)seem to be getting louder. they
>> always had made some ticking, but seem worse now. The car has plenty of oil-
>> Mobil 1 15W50. Am I in for trouble? What is the best course of action?  
>> 
>> --Steve Brehm
>> 
>> 
>I bet it's your vacuum pump that is ticking and not your lifters.  Very
>common on the I-5 Audis.  My car does it too.  You can get a used one from
>AVS for $140 I think 360.748.8578.  Everyone that doesn't know Audis
>thought I had lifter problems.  
>
>Nathan Belo
>Seattle
>'88 90 Q 145K
>
>
The 5k turbos don't have the vacuum pump that is actuated by the cam. When
my lifters start to click, it means an oil change is due.
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               Michael Loeks
               '86 5kcstq - Red w/ Fuchs/D60A2 1.8 bar boost
               '86 5kcstq - Grey w/ stock wheels/Comp T/A HR4 1.8 bar boost
               '85 Celica GT-S Convertible FUN in the sun! (what there is of it)
               '84 Ford F350 dually flatbed(NOW we're talking utility)
               Warren, Oregon


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