I've got some ticking and this seems like a pretty important distinction in the procedure. Leaving them full of diesel would be about the same as leaving them full of oil which is how I did it on my old 240 with good results. Is there a general concensus on this? I'll break out my old Eclipse FSM's and take a look if i can find them.

 

Isnt that procedure just for dirty lifters that need a cleaning???

 

I am buying a new cyl head with new lifters and cams installed for me. The lifters will be bled for me but I was wondering If i should rebleed them because the cyl. head will not be installed until a few weeks.

 

Bleeding the lifters/lash adjusters is so easy, I'd just do it prior to install anyway. I used a paper clip the second time I redid the lash adjusters, after finding out my rocker arm had come off the first time. I have the JAM no-tick lifters, and haven't had any ticks since.

 

Even so it would still indicate that a topped out lifter is not causing any problems.

 

Sorry to bring this back, but rather than get *****ed at for asking the question without a search, there is proof that I searched and read the full 12 pages first.

Has anyone had success bleeding the lifters AFTER the ticking noise has been happening for a while, without replacing the lifters? I bought a car that has cams, it ticks. Bleeding the lifters is no problem for me to do, but just curious if it is actually worth it at this point, or I should just replace them.

Thanks in advance.

Bren

 

how can you tell if it's 180* out? I thought it would run the same either way, since the plug fires every stroke?



You don't need to remove the lifters. When you use the pin to collapse the lifter, Just push it down.

I would just like to hear from somebody that's had the tick, and what they did to successfully eliminate it.

 

so. should it be empty of fluid, or have diesel fuel in it? 'cause one is gonna have it pressurized, the other is not.

 

will a colapsed lifter cause any damage? The other night I hit the limiter and afterwards its sounds like I have a colapsed lifter or two...

- it has a loud knocking sound and sometimes struggles to idle
- when I rev it up past 3000rpm the sound goes away
- after a long drive the first time it started, it went away
- but when I started the car the next day it was back.

Think its just a colapsed lifter?
Can it cause any damage?
Can I drive it to the shop or should I tow it?

Thanks
Sal
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ok, pulled my cam gear cover off and I found the problem...

bolts on my adjustable exhaust cam gear came loose, dialed the cam back in and tightened them up and seems fine now...

noises are gone... hopefully it didnt cause any permanent damage.

.

 

which is the right way? seemed simple enough but im throwing a code with even a new one

 

Update: my "drop in" JAM lifters have ticked since install. Pulled them back out. Bled & filled with diesel fuel per service manual. One lifter wouldn't hold pressure so replaced it with an OEM lifter. Seems JAM accidentally sent me a bad lifter. Oops. Hopefully having ONE stock lifter will work.
We'll see how this method works.

 

So, did it work...?

 

just get gsc no ticks and be over with ticking

 

So far. Cleaned and filled with diesel. No ticking, other than my injectors.