Just wondering if these heads (stock 2.2t heads) are known for having lifter noise?
I pulled the motor due to leaks and number 4 plug hole was stripped out. Bought the car a couple weeks ago.
Replaced the driver head with a stocker head.
Now I got the car running, went for a drive and started to noticed a lifter type noise, Its kinda loud while driving. Do you think its a lifter? how can I get rid of it?
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Tyson
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Sounds like it. It will probably go away. You're supposed to submerge the lifter in oil and pump it in and out to displace any air inside, but I find they clatter like a mother and shut up on their own. How long did you drive it?
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I just drove it around the block and back. So maybe 1/2 mile or soevolutionmovement wrote:Sounds like it. It will probably go away. You're supposed to submerge the lifter in oil and pump it in and out to displace any air inside, but I find they clatter like a mother and shut up on their own. How long did you drive it?
I'd figure they would pump back up with oil over time
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Yeah, it takes a little longer and I don't think cheating by idling would do as much since the higher pressure from running should fix it sooner.
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lifter noise
I had to drive mine 45 miles at highway speeds (in to work) before it went away. Now it purrs like a tiger
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