You should be worried my friend! That noise you hear is metal hitting metal.
That noise also causes wear on the parts. Try an other oil filter, the one
you use is no good, it drains all the oil after shut down.
Wayne
> Date: Tue, 21 Sep 1999 22:03:46 -0500
> From: "gmvega" <gmvega@gateway.net>
> Subject: DML: Re: Re: Noisy Lifters
>
> 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 -
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