Stuck Lifter
07-27-2003, 12:40 PM
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Stuck Lifter
Went down to the Hergesheimer Garage Sale yesterday morning. On my way home, after getting gas, when I start the car, it sounds like a lifter got stuck. 
A really loud clicking that varied with engine speed. Fortunately, I was only 2 miles from my repair ship, so I took it over and left it for them to look at on Monday. Jeff (Randall Aase Motors) agreed that it was a lifter, but he won't know more until Monday. The car was fully warmed up, the oil had been changed 3 weeks before with 15W50, and I have never had noisy lifters before.
The car has obnly 35K miles, oil has always been changed regularly.
Is this a fluke, with a lifter going bad, or do I need to be concerned about this happening again, next time farther from home? TIA>
A really loud clicking that varied with engine speed. Fortunately, I was only 2 miles from my repair ship, so I took it over and left it for them to look at on Monday. Jeff (Randall Aase Motors) agreed that it was a lifter, but he won't know more until Monday. The car was fully warmed up, the oil had been changed 3 weeks before with 15W50, and I have never had noisy lifters before. The car has obnly 35K miles, oil has always been changed regularly.
Is this a fluke, with a lifter going bad, or do I need to be concerned about this happening again, next time farther from home? TIA>
07-27-2003, 01:41 PM
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I had a similar experience a couple of months ago. When getting repaired by a shop recommended by Steve W. the owner indicated that typically a stuck/collapsed lifter is not a mechanical problem rather a contamination one. suggesting that lifters do not wear out just get clogged. After fixing just the offending part. I have had trouble free motoring since ~2,000 mi.
good luck!
good luck!
07-28-2003, 03:31 AM
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Hi Pete:
Sorry to hear of your misfortune,...this is not all that unusual.
The hydraulic lifters are very tiny precision machined little parts and are very very sensitive to ANY dirt or small bit of carbon.
Sometimes these things just happen and I do tell all of our clients that they really should not go beyond 3K in between oil changes to help prevent this from happening. City traffic, periods of idling, and short trips do exacerbate the chances of this happening.
Thank heavens that its not too expensive to access & replace the lifters,....
The lifters run around $ 26/each.
Sorry to hear of your misfortune,...this is not all that unusual.
The hydraulic lifters are very tiny precision machined little parts and are very very sensitive to ANY dirt or small bit of carbon.
Sometimes these things just happen and I do tell all of our clients that they really should not go beyond 3K in between oil changes to help prevent this from happening. City traffic, periods of idling, and short trips do exacerbate the chances of this happening.
Thank heavens that its not too expensive to access & replace the lifters,....
The lifters run around $ 26/each.
07-31-2003, 01:31 AM
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Got the car back yesterday evening. The #1 intake lifter had collapsed, and the sealing ring on the rocker side was pounded up pretty good.
I couldn't wait to drive it all over.
I know it was all in my mind, but it seems to run even better now. Amazing how I missed the car even though it was only gone for 3 days. This is my 3rd Porsche, and I still feel that way, 10 years after buying the first one.
I couldn't wait to drive it all over.
I know it was all in my mind, but it seems to run even better now. Amazing how I missed the car even though it was only gone for 3 days. This is my 3rd Porsche, and I still feel that way, 10 years after buying the first one.
