Re: bad lifters?

["Dave Ewing" <rabbit16v@prodigy.net>]

Did you replace the oil pump when you did all this work?  I would check the
oil pressure before replacing $300 worth of lifters especially if you need
an oil pump instead!!  HTH!!

Dave


>
> my lifters are real noisy and i'm trying to see if the noise is
> normal given the modifications to the motor...
>
> the motor is a 2.0l 16v, ported head, shrick 256' cams, heavy duty
> valve springs balanced bottom end....
>
> ever since i got the motor running (about 15k on it at the moment)
> the lifters made noise....the noise doesnt go away once the car is
> warmed up....i'm runnign 20w/50 amsoil in it now, and ran 10w/30 in
> it during break in (per the reccomendation of the shop that i had
> build the motor)  i ran 10w/40 during the winter and switched to
> 20w/50 when it got warmer (all dino oil)...put in the synthetic at
> about 10k
>
> the timing is only a few degrees advanced past stock setting
> the valve guides have been trimmed down to creat less flow
> restriction in the head
>
> i sent the shop a new set of lifters to be installed in the head when
> they were finished.....didn't physically see them installed in the
> head, so i'm trying to see if i got screwed and they put the old
> lifters in (i did have quite a few problems with the shop that did
> the motor building, so i wouldn't put it past them that they either
> intentionally or unintentionally used the old lifters)
>
> would the shortened valve guides create more noise?.........i had
> planned on getting oversized valves put in the head, and was told by
> someone who had one of those heads that the lifters tapped loud when
> the motor got a little low on oil........i got stock sized valves, so
> i wasn't planning on the getting extra noise
>
> i want to get some informed opinions before i plunk down the $ and
> rip out the cams to replace the lifters....
>
> the engine makes great power, so i'm not complaining too much, but i
> would like it to be quiet if the lifters are indeed bad
>
>
> *scratching his head*
>
> any input would be appreciated
> thanks
> Dave
>
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