Where are the lifts and how do you remove or clean?

1999 DAEWOO LANOS
140,000 MILES • 1.6L • 4 CYL • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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GEOFF T
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Hydraulic lifters.
Apr 16, 2023 at 6:26 PM
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BORIS K
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Hello,

What is the issue with your engine?
Noisy valve lifters?
Valve train noise is often caused by bad or low engine oil or sludge/carbon build up.

A good video explaining noisy valve lifters:
https://youtu.be/QfSDx5Odh3o

A good video showing hydraulic valve lifter change on a GM, Opel engine. Very similar to your engine:
https://youtu.be/x9FnwIovN9I

The hydraulic valve lifters are located inside the cylinder head underneath the camshafts.

Your vehicle is equipped with a 1.6L 16V DOHC engine.
Meaning dual overhead camshafts with 16 valves, therefore 16 valve lifters.
See image 1+2 below.
To access these, you will need to remove both camshafts.
See image 3+4

Hope this helps.

Cheers, Boris
Apr 17, 2023 at 5:57 AM
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