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Topic: What causes lifter tick?
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S331saleen
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I have a 5.0 that has like a quiet ticking around the driver's side vavle cover. It doesn't sound like anythibg is tapping against the valve cover, just a ticking sound that ticks faster with rpm. I've already checked for for exhaust leak and pinging but its not that. Would this be the sound of a bad lifter or something else?
Posts: 225 | From: Sacto 916 | Registered: Sep 2002
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Greasy
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What kind of rockers do have?
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Posts: 3272 | From: North Dallas | Registered: Jan 2005
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Rickster
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I'm getting the same noise from the same side with sock valve train...
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Posts: 131 | From: Cedar Ridge | Registered: Mar 2002
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BlackNGold
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Normally the hydrualic lifters on a 5.0 get clogged...They have a small oil hole in the center bore...
Try some "lifter" oil additives...I've tried a CD2 lifter oil additive and it worked ok, until my next oil change...
Depending on how many miles are on your engine, it might be better to just replace you lifters
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[ February 28, 2005, 03:46 PM: Message edited by: BlackNGold ]
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Posts: 5132 | From: Bay Area, CA | Registered: Dec 2001
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Rickster
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Would it be better to remove the lifters, take them apart and clean them by hand? Is that possible?
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1965 ACCobra Replica (FFR MKll)
w/ 1992 LX convert. running gear
Planning ahead for that midlife crissis!
Posts: 131 | From: Cedar Ridge | Registered: Mar 2002
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Quick 88LX
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Originally posted by Rickster:
Would it be better to remove the lifters, take them apart and clean them by hand? Is that possible?
If you are going to go through all that trouble, just buy new ones man.
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Posts: 1785 | From: Fairfield, CA/Okinawa, Japan | Registered: Oct 2002
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WeStBaY5.0
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quote:
Originally posted by BlackNGold:
Normally the hydrualic lifters on a 5.0 get clogged...They have a small oil hole in the center bore...
where exactly is this hole? im running into the same problem, thanks
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