Hiya all.......after some advise.....driving home begining of last week and had just gone past a garage. Turned right 100 yrds past said garage. No sooner had i straightened the wheel the oil light came on and engine sounding tappety......Stopped turned around and straight back to garage for a...

Is it possible to identify which of the valves is ticking? I was told this required a valve lifter replacement... Another problem is these are not available neither at local dealership nor I could find them at Elkparts. The engine is B204L and the old part N0 is 9169566. Any advice is...

Hi, MY 00 2.3 lpt 9-5 82k on the clock, I did the sump drop, upgraded the pcv system, used a motor flush and changed the oil twice (mobil 1 10-40 the last time...) and I still have the ticking noise.. What do you think is still causing the noise? Am I in line for a new head? I understand this...

The hydraulic lifters that hold the rear hatch open on my '99 9-3 both experienced sudden failure. (Car has 99K on it.) The local shop quoted me $150 US, which sounds ridiculous, so I'm wondering if anyone has any experience replacing them? It looks simple enough, and I figure I can pick up a...

Does anybody know of a company making solid lifters for a 9-3?

Does anyone know how to replace the lifters? I have a 1991 non-turbo, automatic 9000. It's been noisy as long as I can remember, and from reading other posts, I figure it's either broken manifold studs or sticky lifters. I fifured I'd try to clean the lifters first. Thanks in advance for...

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Hi all My engine has developed a classic tappet rattle on a cold start which goes away after 30 secs or so. I've been advised and also read it's the hydraulic valve lifters. Are these easy to replace? Another irritant. When I accelerate from cold there's a whistle, more like a 'rasp' which...