I've made a couple posts on here regarding an engine noise my car has ONLY while it's cold and it only lasts a minute or so. Longer if it's really cold out. Shorter if it's warmer.
The general concensus is that I have a collapsed lifter.
My question is how can I figure out which one it is, ( will anything show visually?) and if and when I do, how do I replace it?? Do the cams need to come out? How do I keep the timing from getting screwed up? Should I do all the lifters or just the one that's collapsed?? I do have a Haynes manual but I figure I would ask and hopefully someone has done this before.
Lifters...I don't have no stinkin' lifters!!!! ....said the 2.4L to his owner!....... lol
Sorry, just bein' a smart a$$!!
If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence you tried!
2.4 have lifters, they don't have ROCKERS.
hum, it does looks like a lifter that is leaking and it need to be rpime each time the car start. BUT like borsty said, it's a common noise for the DOHC engine. Unless it's really noisy, it should be normal.
If you have a collapse lifter, it should always make noise.
the problem seem to be that something run dry for 1 min. old lifter will do it or an engine that didn't run for a few days.
Gilles
2.3 Ho
oops!!! I'm stupid.....there IS lifters, not rockers! I'll go hide in a corner now!
If at first you don't succeed, destroy all evidence you tried!
So IYHO do you think it's worth tearing into it to fix?? Am I risking any further damage to the engine by not fixing this immediately? I'm also drag racing the car this weekend. It's been doing this for a while now so I don't think there will be a problem. I'll just make sure the engine is warmed up and not making noise before I beat on it.
If the noise is only there for 1 min and it doesn't come back, I wouldn't worry about it. me old 2.3 was doing it and it never blew. It was a bit worst when the oil was old or really hot. I was beating the crap out of my Ho and it never went. I wouldn't worry unless the noise become alot bigger.
Gilles
2.3 Ho
