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Collapsed Valve Lifter


1995VaFordCrownVic
11-08-2007, 01:34 PM
I have a friend with a 1992 Crown Victoria with a 4.6L V8 engine and it was making a distinct noise and i had it checked out today and it was diagnosed with a collapsed valve lifter, they people told me that maintenance would be between 250 - 500 dollars and i was just wondering what may have caused this to happen and how much labor will actually be because the piece is only 12 dollars itself...please help!...lol

1996Chreokee
11-08-2007, 04:04 PM
you have to know which lifter is bad? did it damage the cam? you would need an intake gasket set and if it got the cam you would need a cam, lifter, rockers push rods and a front cover gasket set and you might as well throw in some new timing gears...

how many miles?

whats the oil pressure?

is the car in good shape?

i have a truck with 200k on the clock and its had a lifter tick for 160k of those miles...

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