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Old 06-18-2007 | 02:28 AM
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my car makes an awkward idle sound,like a real quiet "teh teh teh" on stack cams and gears?what can that sound be?the car runs perfect though,i just wanna catch the problem before it gets worse.its a 99 gs-t 7 bolt with only 79,000 miles,if you guys can list the problems that iy might be ill fix them all.Thanks
 
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Old 06-18-2007 | 02:58 AM
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Lifter tap.
 
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Old 06-18-2007 | 03:42 AM
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hey josh what do you mean buy lifter tap?do i just buy new lifters?
 
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Old 06-18-2007 | 07:32 AM
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no you dont need to buy new ones. It is very common for these cars to do it. Its not gonna be a problem. If the noise bothers you then go ahead and get new ones. But its not necessary. Just keep up on your oil changes and youll be fine
 
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