Originally Posted by infinityMJD
cvh that taps, nothing new there then, get your self down to ure local motor factor and buy a set of lifters, cheap as chips and easy to fit, just take off rocker cover, undo M8 nut on follower, lift off and slide out the lifter, sometimes they stick a bit but is no biggy, then drop in the new one and re fit follower, takes about 2 mins a piece so no more than 30 mins all done!!!
Not sure if this bit is true or not but have been told in the past that you need to squeze out the new lifter before fitting, no idea if thats right as ive never done it but any one who can set that bit straight plz do,
Do an oil change at the same time as the lifters are filled by the motor oil, thats why they tap a bit on start with some cars, takes a min for the oil to get in, so no point in running nice new parts on old oil!!!
You can't replace lifters on their own, a worn cam will wreck them in a matter of minutes. They only tap because when the cam lobes become excessively worn they chew the lifters up. The only way to stop it tapping is a new cam and lifter set. You will also notice an improvement in performance.
And you don't need to squeeze the lifters out they meter oil
