ATF for Noisy Lifters, who has done it?

[UpRise_5.0]

Hey,

I heard you can put Automatic Transmission Fluid, like a quart mixed with your oil, and run it for a 1000-3000 miles to unstick noisy lifters.

Has anyone else done this?

Right now Im running Mobil 1, 10W30 and have a couple noisy lifters, even though they all just got replaced.

Anyways im thinking of trying this ATF thing, so just wanned to see who has done it, and its okay.

Do I just use some Dexron III?

Thanks

 

[NKau]

That, or I've used Marvel Mystery Oil, or that Sea Foam stuff in the past with good luck. 1,000 miles should not be neccessary; they should clear out almost as soon as the engine warms up. I'd almost suspect you have some rocker arms that are out of adjustment if the lifters are new, but it's pretty cheap/easy to check for stuck lifters by putting an additive in the oil. I'd change the oil out as immediately after doing this though.

 

[attackkatt]

+1 Sea foam, Engine flush then put a real oil in it like lucas a quart or so. I they still tick somthings wrong.

 

[Daggar]

I think this is probably the first time I've heard of dirt being the cause of a noisy lifter. I mean... if your oil system is so full of crud that you have a seized and bottomed out lifter then you'd have known about it before the lifters started acting up.

I also read that your lifters are new???

If so, it's time to put away the band-aid fix miracle oil and get in there and fix the problem.

 

[Daggar]

That, or I've used Marvel Mystery Oil, or that Sea Foam stuff in the past with good luck. 1,000 miles should not be neccessary; they should clear out almost as soon as the engine warms up. I'd almost suspect you have some rocker arms that are out of adjustment if the lifters are new, but it's pretty cheap/easy to check for stuck lifters by putting an additive in the oil. I'd change the oil out as immediately after doing this though.

+1 Sea foam, Engine flush then put a real oil in it like lucas a quart or so. I they still tick somthings wrong.

That was an old school trick back in the day

In those days you had flat tappet lifters and they could get gummed up
some of the time

The ATF is high in detergent and it would help to free up the sticking
lifters

They made some stuff called Marvel Mystery Oil which worked great
for that very same problem

As for running it 1K to 3K miles

We used to run it for just a day or two and it would do the trick

I'd not be comfortable running it for that long

Here is my take on your noisy lifters

If you just got new lifters .......
They have not had time to get gummed up

You got noise because they are not adjusted correctly :Word:

Grady

Warm it up and crank down on the beoches.

Attackkatt... why do you post? Are you a talking parrot?

 

[PUNISHER RACING]

Thats funny! Sounds like an adjustment problem.

 

[NKau]

I think this is probably the first time I've heard of dirt being the cause of a noisy lifter. .

Not dirt; probably just a little oil sludge/residue that just causes the lifter to stick. Always had this issue with infrequently run vehicles that received even less frequent oil changes.

 

[BlownFiveLiter]

Sounds like an adjustment problem if they're noisy. And you only need one thread on the topic, so your thread in 94-95 is now locked. We'll use this one instead.