Lifter Information

[cj91legss]

so im getting ready to start cleaning my ej20h heads and i was wondering if i need to do anything special with the lifters if i take them out.

[Skruyd]

Just keep them in oil until you put the heads back together. It won't hurt to bleed them out. Who knows, you might find a bad one "knock on wood"

[cj91legss]

alright i'll put them in oil. how do you bleed them tho? Stupid HAynes manual doesn't show me anything abot that.

[fishbone79]

Do a search, but basically:

1. Immerse them in oil with the ball valve facing up. Depress the valve with a 2mm dia 'round bar' (I use a pop rivet for nice grip, an 8d finishing nail works too).

2. While the valve is depressed, push the plunger up and down at 1 sec intervals until the bubbles (if any) go away.

3. Once finished, release the valve, and check that the plunger does not depress with the valve closed. If it does, replace the lifter.