RE: 16V top end clattering - impending doom?

["Neal Tovsen" <sixteen.volt@verizon.net>]

Funny, mine did that on Saturday too. First time I've ever heard it. It went
away after it idled for a minute or so. 160,000 last week...I guess it's
getting tired.

Someone told me to change the oil and replace one quart of oil with ATF.
Ever heard of this? He said ATF has a lot of detergents in it, and it will
help solve sticky lifters, etc.

Neal

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> [mailto:owner-scirocco-l@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Cheapass Ron
> Sent: Monday, August 06, 2001 8:03 AM
> To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: 16V top end clattering - impending doom?
>
>
> After three runs at the autox, the top end of my 16V was clattering
> like an old sewing machine.  I had just put Mobil 1 10W30 in the
> previous day...I had been running 20W50 dino oil, but had not run the
> car that hard previously.
>
> Engine has ~145K, have not done compression check, runs strong with no
> major oil burning.  I do get oil on the TB plates, but none drips down
> to the filter, so overall it's in fine shape.
>
> Just need some opinions on why the noise, what to do to prevent it, and
> whether it's safe to keep pushing it without doing substantial damage.
>
> TIA
>
> =====
> Ron (Cheapass)
> '87 16V, ("Victor"), '93 Cabby ("Teufelhasen")
> ICQ 108845455
>
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