Noisy Lifter

[Your Uncle Moe]

I have a noisy lifter on my camry. It makes this ticking noise. The mechanics told me theres nothing wrong with it other than the fact that it makes noise.

They told me to put in SLick50 with my oil change. I did that 2 oilchanges ago and nothings changed. Then the last oil change I purchased this other "Lifter Fix" solution. That didn't help either.

Any other suggestions? My boy told me that its not really hurting performance or anything. It just makes a noise and he also said that the sound will only get louder over time. Is this true?

Sound off if ya got a pair! Lets hear what you guys gotta say

[Nick]

you probably could have it adjusted

[Your Uncle Moe]

What do you mean by adjusted? And how much would u think that would cost me?

[Nick]

some lifters can be adjusted for height, i don`t know if camry ones can, it can certainly be replaced though

for a price, call shops

[Deep]

On a V6 thats $$$

[Your Uncle Moe]

I know

Mechanic said 300 bones just to get rid of the noise. Fuck that. I'll just blast my bass and I cant hear anything.

But theres no problems when it comes to performance right?

[Hook]

most times it's just a bother and has little if any effect on performance...but if u can get ur hands on a Chilton's and a spacer guage(if that's what it's called) and u can narrow it down to whichever lifter under whichever valve cover, u can do it urself...

There's GOT to be a tech forum somewhere that can help

[Your Uncle Moe]

If anyone can find the link to one, I'd really appreciate it. The way my mechanic described it to me it sounded like it was a big job.

[Deep]

Depends on which lifter is bad, I know its a pain to reach the rear bank. But before you do all that work, maybe you should try an engine flush, it might just be a bit gummed up.

[brink]

^Yah, couldn't hurt and it's pretty cheap.

Deep, you try any of that hyperlube yet? That solved my problem, though it really wasn't that loud.

[Deep]

Not due for an oil change yet, but I'll let you know when I do.

[brink]

Word.

For everyone else, this is what I'm referring to

http://www.hyperlube.com

[88 LE]

Valve lash is adjusted with shims. The shims fit into buckets which are underneath the camshaft.

To measure the valve lash you need feeler guages.

Adjusting the valve lash is a bitch cos it uses shims. You need special tools to compress the lifter and remove the shim.

[Your Uncle Moe]

Hey brink, which one of these did you use? I got about 500 more miles till my next oil change.

http://www.hyperlube.com/products.asp

[Ratko]

Yes, valves need to be adjusted back to spec. On a V6 thats 12 valves per head x two heads.