Gun5

Well that noise we thought was valve lash or piston slap... that goes away in 3-4 minutes after warmup is 2 or 3 lifters ticking... my mechanic is gonna do a micro valve lash tomorrow to make sure they are perfect then i know its lifters... how hard is it to replace them and what special ones do I need... engine has less then 600 miles (we reused lifters though since they are hydraulic)

I'd like todo it myself for cost factor and its not to big of a repair

Gun5

Also heard u can put a different oil or some lucas additive to get rid of the tick but it's still not going all the way if its ticking right???

im running Castrol 10-30W right now

RKPsk8er

mine do the same. I dont know what to do.

Gun5

help some fools with ****ed up lifters guys

:P

2000GTP

Its not too difficult of a job, Shoebox has some directions on his site as part of the cam removal/install process. You could always go with the Delco replacements or you could get the Comp OE Roller Lifter set that runs a little over two hundred bucks.

reamo04

when my lifters were ticking (stock 145k lifters), i added in some lucas oil w/ my castrol syntec blend oil and they stopped ticking. Easy $40 fix and no more ticking lifters

SStrokerAce

Ticking lifters is not really a problem, especially with a aftermarket cam. If it goes away after warm up you should be fine, but reset the preload and see if that helps.

Bret

RKPsk8er

im running the stock cam. is it risky to run it like it is and am I losing a lot of HP?

whats resetting the preload?

jsetzer

loose is fast,well not exactly. But better a little loose than a little tight.

If it goes away it is probably normal for the car. Mine tick on startup, hell mine tick all the time now that I think about it.

Gun5

im doing 10-30 right now i was thinking do a quart of lucas in the bitch.. then if that dont work do 5-30 then my dad said ull have to buythe lucas again so just go 5-30 the first time...

what todo guys?

91RSLT1

Anyone have a link, pic, or at least a better discription of than just Lucas oil. Lucas oil additive?? Lucas tick be gone?? What?

miaminick

I believe its Lucas Oil Stabilizier, or Additive. Its in a white bottle

reamo04

^that is correct
if you use a synthetic, or synthetic blend use the lucas synthetic oil stabalizer
regular oil just use the lucas heavy duty oil stabalizer

edit: use 1 qt (1 bottle) and 4 bottles of oil
be sure to run a good filter too, I am running a WIX filter that flows exceptionally well.

Gun5

i said stabalizer and my mechanic said thats just masking the problem.... if the tick leaves hows that masking the problem isnt it going to lube the lifters up better and make them work better???

he did a cold valve lash today still ticked.. its 3 and 7 on the drivers side i believe thats what he said

reamo04

i would run it, it does help them out. IDK how its "masking the problem" either? in fact, its what both my mechanics and the chevy dealership here told me to do, and i trust all of them