Valvetrain noise after cam swap

[3400-95-Modified]

While you guys have been nattering about this silly cam noise I have rebuilt my 2.8 in a weekend including new timing set, cam, lifters and 1.6 rockers. I have no valvetrain noise but then again I'm a gen 2. Get on the stick and stop whining about this.

Wow that was informative and helpfull... Thanks.

This is not a WHINING thread this is a WTF is that noise it wasn't there before. We were trying to troubleshoot this since the lifters have less than 7k on them so it makes no sense for them to be tapping like this.

Not everyone just has the money lying around to go buy lifters on a hunch... he was trying every other route first that was technically free for him to test... He is currently waiting for parts to get mailed to him he will have them soon to try next.

[CobraCDR]

While you guys have been nattering about this silly cam noise I have rebuilt my 2.8 in a weekend including new timing set, cam, lifters and 1.6 rockers. I have no valvetrain noise but then again I'm a gen 2. Get on the stick and stop whining about this.

[gectek]

procrastinators unite!!!!! tomorrow...
hopefully ull get them soon and kill the noise

[geldartb]

cool will do that. still gotta pick up another oil filter didnt want the fram crap from walmart
they should be here this week sometime he said he was gonna ship them saturday after the damn money order sat around for a week cause he didnt go through his mail.

[gectek]

thats what i would do, i mean look at the LS engines...there is no way to prime them at all and they do just fine

[SappySE107]

Install and run them. Thats it.

[geldartb]

i planned on lubing the side of the lifters and the part that actually touches the cam quite well.

so what do i just do it like before and prime the engine with the lifters in there.

[1988GTU]

My replacement lifters for my MPFI said on the sheet to NOT soak them in oil and to just install them with some assembly lube on the lobe side and walls of the lifters. Then when engine is running, run the engine at about 2000 rpm's for a few minutes.
I forget what brand they were and this was about 4 months back iirc.

[3400-95-Modified]

I was told to not soak them in oil, but to drain them out completely first. This is what the machine shop does to OHC heads that have the lifters in them.

Hrm thats odd... do they prime the motor before running it? I've been told to do this every time when we have done a new rebuild on the race motor to prevent loosing a lobe, but obviously thats a little harder on a roller cam.

[geldartb]

they come empty free of oil right.

all ive done in the past was put them in the engine not soaking them and just prime the engine with a drill to fill them up.

so what just put them in and prime it and then go. ive got assembly lube to put on the cam before these go in.

[SappySE107]

I was told to not soak them in oil, but to drain them out completely first. This is what the machine shop does to OHC heads that have the lifters in them.

[geldartb]

there gonna be soaking picked up some oil anyway the other day, needed some to do the oil change on the Subaru too. some 5w30 for the GA and 10w30 for the Subaru

plus ill be getting the shaft soon the drive shaft that is for the Subaru 400 bucks for the whole thing with all new hardware and serviceable u-joint and speed balanced.

[3400-95-Modified]

Remember to submerge/soak them in a jug of oil for a day or so when you get them... give them a chance to fill up

[geldartb]

well i got an email from the guy today said he would be shipping them out today so hopefully ill have them by the end of the week. only working 3 days this week and i get thurs and fri off, i normally work 4 10hr days but since 4th of july falls on our day off we get thurs off instead.

so hopefully they arrive on or before thurs so i can get it sealed back up and pray for miracles or quietness.

[geldartb]

well the money order will be on its waythis afternoon for the lifters. so next week hopefully ill have them