CraPPy Lifter Noise

**RoOkS** · 08-09-2004, 10:37 PM

Good day 7G-ers,

Love the car..hate the lifter noise i get each cold start. I have a feeling its the wrong oil filter type. Heard from an 8G post that the use Genuine Galant Oil filter will cure the lifter noise problemo?
mind you after driving for 5mins the lifter noise disappears.

Could it be the oil i'm using too? currently using 15w-50 shell full Syn.
maybe i should go 20w-50 ?

thanks for your help Guys.

Livn2sk8 · 08-09-2004, 10:43 PM

what's the weather like out there? i live in vegas, so my oil gets thin really fast.....ya know? 110 degrees everyday.....

**RoOkS** · 08-09-2004, 10:50 PM

currently its winter..no snow though..abt 2-10min 15-18max.

never had the lifter noise problemo dude? : )

**JiP** · 08-09-2004, 11:36 PM

everyone gets lifter tick..they get dirty and then tick tick tick tick. lil bit of atf in the oil 200 miles before ur gona do an oil change cleans em out nice and controls the tick. I was thinking of upgrading to 3g lifters they have ahole in them 3 time as large as our lifters so they dont get clogged, and they dont tick, but they are a lil pricey I can deal with the noise.

I tried to drill out a set of lifters so they would match the 3g hole but they are made of like kryptonite, mad hard, cant drill throuhg them gave up.

8G_GTZ · 08-10-2004, 01:02 AM

where are the lifters exactly and are they something that i can clean in less than a day? cuz mine's getting annoying. or is there some cleaner i can pour in? JiP help bro...

**peanotation** · 08-10-2004, 02:50 AM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(shogun7g)</div><div class='quotemain'>where are the lifters exactly and are they something that i can clean in less than a day? cuz mine's getting annoying. or is there some cleaner i can pour in? JiP help bro...</div>

pop open that head and there dem be

brandon · 08-10-2004, 07:34 AM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(shogun7g)</div><div class='quotemain'>where are the lifters exactly and are they something that i can clean in less than a day? cuz mine's getting annoying. or is there some cleaner i can pour in? JiP help bro...</div>

Read his post above... ATF does the trick.

**RoOkS** · 08-10-2004, 11:13 AM

Heya Guys,

thanks for the response to change lifters gonna cost $2000AUD craps. Bradon what does ATF stand for? .. brand name of a lifter cleaning liquid.

i'll try changing to ticker oil and also using genuine oil filters for the galants.
will post results soon . : )

brandon · 08-10-2004, 02:28 PM

ATF = automatic transmission fluid

I've read a half quart works well.

**JiP** · 08-10-2004, 06:11 PM

Tranny fluid works..just dont leave it in forever 200miles befoer an oilchange. No need to flush the oil after either just drain the old and pour in the new.

Also the lifters are under the valve cover, bitch to remove them because you have to take out the camshaft which means you must redo the timing belt..and thats a major pain in the ass.

Yet another reason why I wont upgrade. My dohc head lifters come out extremely easy..but redoing the timing is not something I want to do again toomuch pressure lol

**RoOkS** · 08-10-2004, 07:51 PM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'>ATF = automatic transmission fluid Â*

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I've read a half quart works well.</div>

Quart=1 Gallon ?

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE</div><div class='quotemain'>Tranny fluid works..just dont leave it in forever 200miles befoer an oilchange. No need to flush the oil after either just drain the old and pour in the new. Â*
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Heya Jip, So this has been tried and prove on your 7G ? :shock:

Any specfic ATM?

**seth98esT** · 08-10-2004, 07:58 PM

4 Quarts = 1 Gallon.

Livn2sk8 · 08-10-2004, 08:52 PM

Good call Seth, I was about to step in....apparently RoOkS has never changed his own oil if he thinks 1 quart = 1 Gallon. HAHAHA, You could have ruined your sh*t man!!!

**seth98esT** · 08-10-2004, 08:56 PM

Hes from another country, Im sure they have a different standard

**Hodgson316** · 08-10-2004, 08:57 PM

a quart is basically a small bottle of the stuff

**Hodgson316** · 08-10-2004, 08:57 PM

.... the bottle that it comes in, lol

Livn2sk8 · 08-10-2004, 08:58 PM

Hey JiP, do you know if those lifters from the 3G are a perfect fit? If so, i'm gonna look into getting them. Also, are there any aftermarket lifters, performance wise? I mean...they have rods, pistons, cams, springs, valves.....but...never heard of lifters being sold "aftermarket" or whatever you might refer to them as....just curious!!!

Mindless · 08-10-2004, 09:04 PM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(Livn2sk8)</div><div class='quotemain'>Hey JiP, do you know if those lifters from the 3G are a perfect fit? If so, i'm gonna look into getting them. Also, are there any aftermarket lifters, performance wise? I mean...they have rods, pistons, cams, springs, valves.....but...never heard of lifters being sold "aftermarket" or whatever you might refer to them as....just curious!!!</div>

here ya go sk8.....I found these a while back:

https://www.thegalantcenter.org/viewt...ght=lifter+tick

It was never confirmed as to whether or not they fit so you might want to look into it.

I threw a quart of Risoline in before my last oil change and ran it for about 300 miles and then changed the oil. The tick is still there but not as bad. I'm going to add some more in before my next oil change and hopefully it'll help out even more.