Re: Noisy Lifters

Posted by Jim L. in OR On 2014/11/12 0:40:53

I've just gone through the "Noisy Lifters" and one of the things I've learned from it is that just because you can see the valves moving up and down - that doesn't mean the valves are closing. I had one that was very hard to spot as it almost completely closed and since it moved back and forth, I passed it by. The only way I know to check this is to remove the head or at least lift it up from the block (keeping it horizontal and NOT balancing on top of the exhaust manifold) and watch to see if they all completely close.

But before doing that, I want to add my voice to the ones calling for a re-torquing of the head. I had driven mine only a little bit due to the run away idle but after it had run the about an hour and a half total, I got out the torque wrench and was completely amazed at how much further the nuts went down.

Other changes as a result of the valve work was a livelier engine and almost instantaneous starts even in cold weather. It has changed the car enough that I'm wondering if the head was ever re-torqued after the valve job done when I first got it back in 2010.

Good luck.

J.