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the temperature just dropped here in TN and i've noticed a tapping
under the hood now... i think it may be the lifters and was wondering if anyone could give any opinions on my solution. i'm getting the oil changed this week and have heard that using a 5w30 synthetic helps reduce lifter tap quite a bit. any comments or suggestions? |
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That should cure it. This is my first winter using synthetic, it's been
real cold here in the NE and so far no tap. Last year on mineral oil I had tap on cold mornings. "lloyd_dobbler_1" > wrote in message ups.com... > the temperature just dropped here in TN and i've noticed a tapping > under the hood now... i think it may be the lifters and was wondering > if anyone could give any opinions on my solution. i'm getting the oil > changed this week and have heard that using a 5w30 synthetic helps > reduce lifter tap quite a bit. any comments or suggestions? > |
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"lloyd_dobbler_1" > wrote in message ups.com... > the temperature just dropped here in TN and i've noticed a tapping > under the hood now... i think it may be the lifters and was wondering > if anyone could give any opinions on my solution. i'm getting the oil > changed this week and have heard that using a 5w30 synthetic helps > reduce lifter tap quite a bit. any comments or suggestions? Been using 5w30 Mobil 1 almost since the begining ('96). I still have the lifter noise. Not when the engine is cold, like most people seem to have it, but when the engine is hot. Get's better after an oil change, but it comes back pretty quick. Can be loud and a bit embarrassing. |
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"lloyd_dobbler_1" > writes:
> the temperature just dropped here in TN and i've noticed a tapping > under the hood now... i think it may be the lifters and was wondering > if anyone could give any opinions on my solution. i'm getting the oil > changed this week and have heard that using a 5w30 synthetic helps > reduce lifter tap quite a bit. any comments or suggestions? Last time I had a tapping it was a loose plug. -- Scott Streeter http://www.wpi.edu/~ss/ |
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lloyd_dobbler_1 wrote:
> the temperature just dropped here in TN and i've noticed a tapping > under the hood now... i think it may be the lifters and was wondering > if anyone could give any opinions on my solution. i'm getting the oil > changed this week and have heard that using a 5w30 synthetic helps > reduce lifter tap quite a bit. any comments or suggestions? > Genuine Mazda filter and Mobil 1 0W40 fixed it for me. |
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"Zog The Undeniable" > wrote in message news:43bd7d4b.0@entanet... > lloyd_dobbler_1 wrote: > >> the temperature just dropped here in TN and i've noticed a tapping >> under the hood now... i think it may be the lifters and was wondering >> if anyone could give any opinions on my solution. i'm getting the oil >> changed this week and have heard that using a 5w30 synthetic helps >> reduce lifter tap quite a bit. any comments or suggestions? >> > Genuine Mazda filter and Mobil 1 0W40 fixed it for me. I have the lifter noise virtually all the time on my '96 with 90k miles. I use Mobil 1 5w30. An oil change quiets things down noticably, but not for long. I haven't really noticed it being weather related. And it's usually loudest when the engine is hot, not on a cold start. |
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