Lifter noise

[cj91legss]

So i'm a little worried. i can hear a lifter kinda loud but it's only ticking when the car is cold (warming up) is this bad?

I can also hear kinda of a high pitched whining sound which i believe is coming from my intake that ha not done this before until yesterday, same for the lifter noise.

[ericem]

Have you checked your oil? Probably look into going for a oil change.

[cj91legss]

Yeah i checked the oil, it's all good as far as levels. i bought some more oil and a filter today. im thinking about adding some engine treatment like slick 50. i just found it odd that it's only doing it in the mornings.

[douglas vincent]

Lifter noise is there for a reason. To make your life miserable. haha. Yeah, bad lifters simply drive you crazy. My cure to lifter noise was to simply turn off the car, then restart. 75% of the time that fixed it.

[tahiti350]

That's what I do with mine also. Shut of and restart fixes it about 95% of the time. The other 5% I just drive it and it eventually goes away

[cj91legss]

Ok so for the time being, oil change... and either way it's safe to drive for about a month or two until i can save up some money for a new set of heads?

[94SS_Canada]

Also due to the design of the boxxer moter, lifter noise is more apparent than a typical V engine. So a little bit is tolerable, but if you can hear it in your cabin thats too much and you must go from there.

[asc_up]

Use SeaFoam or Marvel Mystery Oil in your next oil change. Usually those will free a sticky lifter and it's cheap.


If that doesn't work, you will just have to replace the lifters which isn't too bad.

[cj91legss]

I didn't go with either of those because i completely forgot those existed... my dad recommended some Slick 50 engine treatment so i just did an oil change and threw some of that in there. the lifter noise seems to have gone away tho.

Thanks for all your help guys. Really appreciate it.