Ticking lifter(s)

[amalventano1@comcast.net (Allyn)]

oh yea, almost forgot, get a quart of that marvel mystery oil stuff, its freggin awesome.
Al

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <JoshuaA.Conner@VerizonWireless.com>
To: <danws69@earthlink.net>
Cc: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 13, 2002 7:06 PM
Subject: RE: Ticking lifter(s)


> mobil one 10w-30. seems very intermitent.  only really notice at lower
> engine speeds.  i have owned this car for 7 years, this is definetly a new
> ticking noise.  
> 
> Scared Joshua
> 1988 16V Scirocco
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dan S. [mailto:danws69@earthlink.net]
> Sent: Saturday, July 13, 2002 1:26 PM
> To: JoshuaA.Conner@verizonwireless.com; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: RE: Ticking lifter(s)
> 
> 
> first off, what weight oil are you using?
> second, it's normal to have some tapping at times, does yours do this all
> the time or only after it's been running and comes to an idle?
> 
> Dan Snow
> Tam-pa, FL
> '81 Rabbit Sportruck
> '87 16v Scirocco (X2!)
> '00 Jetta
> http://home.earthlink.net/~danws69/index.html
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org
> [mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of
> JoshuaA.Conner@VerizonWireless.com
> Sent: Saturday, July 13, 2002 12:15 PM
> To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: Ticking lifter(s)
> 
> 
> I have an intermittent ticking from one or possibly more lifters in my 16V
> scirocco.  I have checked my oil level and it is fine.  Any one know the
> prescribed procedure for finding out which one or more it is?  I know what
> many lifters ticking sounds like and it seems to be only one or two. Oil
> pump dying?  bad lifter? Help me exorcise the demons out my head!
> 
> Joshua Conner
> Verizon Wireless
> Dublin Customer Care
> ext. 6165
> coolj@vtext.com
> 
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