3.8 liter lifter tap
12-30-2013, 11:48 PM
#1
Registered User
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2013
Posts: 1
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
3.8 liter lifter tap I own a 1996 RS Camaro. Bought it just 5 days ago. Been sitting for 9 months. It runs fine. The lifter tap a little bit til it warms up then it quiets down. Should I be extremely worried and looking for a new set of lifters? Or is it normal for one to do this after setting up so long? Already changed the oil and added a treatment to it. Seemed to help a little bit. The car is worth saving. It's clean and I have plans on making it a LS1 swap in the future. Just got it for a daily right now
01-02-2014, 04:30 PM
#2
TECH Enthusiast
iTrader: (3)
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Pasadena, COnroe
Posts: 662
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
I ran some Valvemedic Oild Detergent(Yellow bottle at Autozone) and it got rid of the tick in my 2000 fbody. I drove it for 30 miles and then got an oil change, tap was gone.
I bought my car a few months ago and it had been sitting for a year.
I bought my car a few months ago and it had been sitting for a year.