89 chevy venture lifter noise?

[dbestnindy]

I have a loud lifter noise only on start up and then after engine is warmed up the noise stops. I would like some opinions before I pay a mechanic for something I don't need. Since I am a female, I get taken quite often in this department. (oil pump, bad lifters?) Please help

[jwheels]

Hello dbestnindy,
There may be restrictions in the oil pathway to your lifters and valvetrain. Have your local oil change shop do a engine flush before changing the oil. This procedure helps clean the oil pathways.
Hopefully, this will solve the problem.
Jwheels

[bleepster]

the valve in an oil filter can cause this. after the engine is off, the valve "leaks" and allows the lifters to loose there prime.

WIX filters are great. I would just get an oil change and ask for a WIX filter (all auto stores carry them) - see if that cures the problem.

thats why at start up - you get the tapping noise and a few minutes later you lifters get primed again and the tapping noise goes away.

[dbestnindy]

Thanks for all the help. We took the van in for an estimate and answer. They said $1100 and we needed new lifters. The good news, after reading posts, did an oil change and a new filter. Guess what, no more ticking. THANKS A BUNCH!

[bleepster]

that will be $1100.00 please

glad it worked out for you

[dbestnindy]

The check is in the mail

[bleepster]

just out of curiosity - did you ask for a WIX filter?
or did you do a flush?

[dbestnindy]

No, the filter is whatever an oil change place uses. It is my daughter's van but I did tell her about the WIX filter for the future and the same for my vehicle. The oil gets changed regularly so maybe it was just a faulty oil filter. Must have been. How about that. I never would have come up with that one. Thanks for the input.

[jwheels]

Probably just the oil and filter I hope.