I'll be installing L19 head studs in my DSM with the head on in the next 2 or 3 weeks. My lifters have been causing some phantom knock during cruise for the past ~5000km so I need to do something about them.
Will a thorough cleaning of the lifters be enough or is it just better to suck it up and buy the 3g lifters to install?
On a side note I just switched from Castrol Syntec to Mobil 1 Synthetic and that made the lifter tick MUCH worse during cold starts, not a fan of the Mobil 1.
1995 Talon TSi AWD Evo III 16G / FIC 850's / Walbro 255 / RTM FMIC / ECMLink V3
Re: Clean or Upgrade Lifters
[Re: Chris Browning]
#424185 March 28, 201401:16 am UTCMarch 28, 201401:16 am UTC
Upgrade them, then you won't be dealing with it again in a few thousand miles.
Not a fan of Mobile 1 oils, I stick to good old dino oil with high zinc content such as Valvoline VR1 or Rotella, much better protection for your bearings and your turbo.
I cleaned and free'd mine up when I rebiult my head 3 years ago.. Ran Valvoline synthetic till I got it running good and then switched to Mobil 1 Delvac ESP 0w40 full synthetic. It ticked alot with the valvoline... But quieted down with the Mobil 1. Then I had to switch to Quaker synthetic cause Its all I had at the moment and the tick came back. Switched to Brad Penn and it went away.
Now since I ran a semi synthetic.. I may just go to a dino oil and stock up on some Rotella 15w40 for all my vehicles. Its easy to find and cheap in bulk.