I've used Syntec for the last 20,000 miles and I occasional hear the
clicking noise after a cold start. The noise goes away after about 2-3 sec,
so I really don't worry about it.
Gilbert Vega '98 BL CC R/T
-----Original Message-----
From: GS- <GSWillhite@ualr.edu>
To: dakota-truck@buffnet.net <dakota-truck@buffnet.net>
Date: Tuesday, September 21, 1999 6:09 PM
Subject: DML: Re: Noisy Lifters
Tibor, Hydrolic lifters will sometimes loose their
preload and tick for a few seconds on startup. I run
Mobil1 10W30 and I have 1 Mopar rocker that will tick
for a couple of seconds on a cold start. It should go
away after warmup tho. I think Mobil1 is so thin it
really does make things rattle in the engine. I may
have to try Castrol Syntec just to see how it performs.
I really don't see how a good namebrand synthetic oil
could void our warranty. Just my .02
GS -
Tibor Kun <tiborkun@excite.com> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> Any one experience noisy lifters in a '98 V6? I'm running Mobil 1
(switched
> about 10K miles ago) and am currently at 31K miles. The problem is only
> noticeable when I start it up after it's been sitting there for hours.
I'm
> thinkig that the oil is draining from the lifters while the engine's off,
> but it didn't use to, so I'm concerned. Either way, my wife is taking
> tomorrow off, and she'll take the truck in to have the engine flushed and
> "natural" oil put in it; I don't want to risk the dealership coming back
> saying that my choice of synthetic oil has voided my warranty.
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