Bleeding HLA's?

[ericem]

Hey guys, want to make sure I got this right. The HLA's should be hard and not move? I have 2 hla's and when I squeeze it its squishy, but the rest of the ones I pulled out of my ej22t are hard and I can not pump them. How are they suppost to be?

Right now I have all the solid ones soaking in oil and I am going to pull the ones from my cars ej22t and see how those are as I hear random ticking when idling and it's very annoying also wondering how the hla's being soft affect the engines performance? Thanks!

[Buffman]

not supposed to move unless you press the little check ball.

[SiCkSTi04]

once you bleed the HLA's from air they should be firm and hard, not squishy or flat. If bleeding doesnt correct the problem, you should replace it.

http://bbs.legacycentral.org/viewtopic. ... eeding+HLA

http://bbs.legacycentral.org/viewtopic. ... eeding+HLA

[ericem]

Ok, replaced one on the passenger side head. Now i need to do the driver side head tomorrow. It is quieter still when I rev it I hear a clicking doesn't sound extremely smooth. At idle no ticking though. Last time I heard the HLA's I am pretty sure it was the ones on the driver side head.

I guess the taping is heard by the knock sensor?