Re: Hydraulic lifter noise

[Night Shadow <soltwede@ucsub.colorado.edu>]

I did the ATF thing on a old Audi Coupe GT I had....it worked fairly
well...quieted all but the worst of my lifters...

Eric


On Mon, 29 Mar 1999, Brad Sheridan wrote:

> 
>  I've got at least one hydraulic lifter on my 16V that is sticky. It makes
> noise, but not always. Sometimes after the car has been run for a while,
> like on the interstate, it goes away. 
> 
>  Has anyone tried any of the supposed cures for this? Either the engine
> cleaner additives, or the story about running ATF instead of engine oil for
> a few minute to clean everything out?
> 
>  Alternatively, how difficult is it to swap these on a 16V? The Bentley
> makes it look like I've got to tear down alot of stuff, and then completely
> retime everything. Are there any quicker/simpler methods? What about
> special tools?
> 
> TIA,
> Brad
> 
> 
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