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[omega3000]

Maybe i jumped the gun as ive advertised my car as spare or repair 
Its developed a sticky ticking lifter , martin changed the oil and filter and added lifter treatment but its still doing it all be it a little quieter but not much .
Question is , how much would this cost to fix ? Should i still run it while its sticking , and believe the cams have to come out to replace the duff lifter .
Not sure what to do anymore other than put some different lifter treatment in   

[Andy B]

Maybe i jumped the gun as ive advertised my car as spare or repair 
Its developed a sticky ticking lifter , martin changed the oil and filter and added lifter treatment but its still doing it all be it a little quieter but not much .
Question is , how much would this cost to fix ? Should i still run it while its sticking , and believe the cams have to come out to replace the duff lifter .
Not sure what to do anymore other than put some different lifter treatment in   

I wouldn't have thought a second hand lifter would set you back much more than the postage if someone had a scrap head. Yes cams do have to come out to lift the lifter out ....... there must be a guide somewhere 
Running it shouldn't really be a problem if it only sounds a bit 'tappety' ...... it might even fix it.

[symes]

If you come over this way sometime got loads of lifters and cams mate pm me if/when any time mate

[omega3000]

Maybe i jumped the gun as ive advertised my car as spare or repair 
Its developed a sticky ticking lifter , martin changed the oil and filter and added lifter treatment but its still doing it all be it a little quieter but not much .
Question is , how much would this cost to fix ? Should i still run it while its sticking , and believe the cams have to come out to replace the duff lifter .
Not sure what to do anymore other than put some different lifter treatment in   

I wouldn't have thought a second hand lifter would set you back much more than the postage if someone had a scrap head. Yes cams do have to come out to lift the lifter out ....... there must be a guide somewhere 
Running it shouldn't really be a problem if it only sounds a bit 'tappety' ...... it might even fix it.

This is what im concerned about actually running it , i used the stp treatment so just wondering if this takes time to work . With cams coming out it will need new cam cover gaskets and timing belt kit due , starts getting more than i can afford to pay to fix 

[omega3000]

If you come over this way sometime got loads of lifters and cams mate pm me if/when any time mate

Thanks symes , i must say the car goes really well but the noise is putting me off driving it 

[omega1oon]

if belt not to old it can be re used if not then just belt and cam cover gasket and as for the lifter it will be stiking becouse  of dirt build up and i just removed mine cleaned them and replaced the same 1ns back 2 years ago and had no probs with them cince but that was on a buget 

[symes]

mate have you given it a run or did you do the usual=crikey its a bag of spanners and turned it off went indoors waiting for the world to end?? Been there =What you do is-----start it up put in gear and drive it-Trust me it will go away-if it dont save ya pennies and still drive it-over here and we sort it out But TBH noise will be gone by time you got cam belt-dont worry got Sykes&pickavant cam locking kit am a red-neck not a cowboy(Team red-neck racing Rover)

[omega3000]

if belt not to old it can be re used if not then just belt and cam cover gasket and as for the lifter it will be stiking becouse  of dirt build up and i just removed mine cleaned them and replaced the same 1ns back 2 years ago and had no probs with them cince but that was on a buget 

Hm never thought of that  How long do you think the job would take to do ?

mate have you given it a run or did you do the usual=crikey its a bag of spanners and turned it off went indoors waiting for the world to end?? Been there =What you do is-----start it up put in gear and drive it-Trust me it will go away-if it dont save ya pennies and still drive it-over here and we sort it out But TBH noise will be gone by time you got cam belt-dont worry got Sykes&pickavant cam locking kit am a red-neck not a cowboy(Team red-neck racing Rover)

I took it for a run symes , gave it some welly but no different  I did swear at it when martin left , engine wise its been really good until now so kind of thought its the last straw 

[Kevin Wood]

Yep, lifters can take a while to refill once they've got air in them. They'll take a good while for the treatment to help too, if it helps, as they are a dead end as far as the oil system goes, so the treatment takes ages to get worked into the lifters..

TBH, the best bet is probably to get a 2nd hand head set of lifters, dismantle them and clean them out (maintenance guide available, IIRC), then swap them.

[Andy B]

  ....
This is what im concerned about actually running it , i used the stp treatment so just wondering if this takes time to work .  ..

What symes says. Yes, the STP needs time to go through the lifter, they only hold a small amount of oil anyway, so it'll take a little while to do its thing & help clear any blockage. If it's only tapping & not making any heavy knocking, you'll be OK to run it.

[symes]

Mate you should have heard mine 3 days like an jack hammer Loved it-turned up hendrix cd to drown it out
now quietand it done 240445miles and counting

[Andy B]

....and it done 240445miles and counting

Mine's low mileage ....... 178000 

[omega1oon]

if belt not to old it can be re used if not then just belt and cam cover gasket and as for the lifter it will be stiking becouse  of dirt build up and i just removed mine cleaned them and replaced the same 1ns back 2 years ago and had no probs with them cince but that was on a buget 

Hm never thought of that  How long do you think the job would take to do ?

it took me 5 to 6 hrs as i took my time and other things to do at same time

[omega3000]

Mate you should have heard mine 3 days like an jack hammer Loved it-turned up hendrix cd to drown it out
now quietand it done 240445miles and counting

  Its not quite as bad as that  Just use to the normal smooth engine sound . So i should be ok to run it and see how it goes . Should i add some Wyns treatment as well 

130k on it

[Andy B]

.... Should i add some Wyns treatment as well 

130k on it

Isn't there already a lifter treatment in there?