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how to quiet down increasing lifter noise

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Old 10-22-2022, 09:32 PM
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cont from 1/10 2017 thru 19
Lifter clatter never came back. Still quiet. Mobil 1 and no oil leaks btw
 

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Old 10-23-2022, 07:24 AM
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Excellent report........wish we could definitively pin the cure down to the exact ingredient.
 
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Old 10-24-2022, 10:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Benckj
You don't mention the type of oil used. I ran full synthetic Valvoline VR1 5-40 with decent results. Noise would always come back when oil became dirty.

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I added mobil 1,1qt and that did it. It still is quiet from then 2017 to now 2022. 1qt M1 per oil change
 
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Old 10-25-2022, 08:38 AM
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I had recently ticking noise in the engine. Bought a oil additive from Liqui Moly and the noise went away almost immediately. https://www.liqui-moly.com/en/hydrau...0004.html#1009
 
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Old 10-26-2022, 03:21 PM
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1 qt mobil 1 ....1 qt every oil change.until this year oct 2022... still no excessive noise
 

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Old 11-22-2022, 05:03 PM
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Originally Posted by Benckj
You don't mention the type of oil used. I ran full synthetic Valvoline VR1 5-40 with decent results. Noise would always come back when oil became dirty.

jim
As I recall it was HiTec oil Highmileage oil from walmart and I added 1 qt of mobil 1 syn
 
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