ticking in valve train. Lifters or vcalves?95 Mitsu 3000gt sl

1995 MITSUBISHI 3000GT
162,000 MILES
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BILLY B
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light ticking while under power. louder if engine is cold
Feb 20, 2012 at 4:01 PM
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BILLYMAC
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Hi assuming you have no oil pressure then i would think rockers ticking possible valve adjustment due.could even be a bad rocker
Feb 20, 2012 at 4:22 PM
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KHLOW2008
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The hydraulic lash adjustes are the culprit. This engine is know to have such problems and to eliminate the problem, you need to replace or service the HLAs.

Lubrication plays an important part in such HLA and synthetic oil are never good for them.
Feb 21, 2012 at 5:13 AM
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