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Originally Posted by JD159 View Post
Hi Makis,
If I at some point had material score the lifter bore, could that cause binding severe enough to cause lifter noise? From the appearance of the lifters they appear to be rotating.
If the lifter bore becomes to large due to ware then oil pressure in the bore will decrease. As a result the lifters are starved from oil and become noisy. This also is more true when the engine is hot (oil is hot and thin) and the presure as a result drops more then cold oil, making the lifters noisy. So in your case it maybe this. How many miles is the engine?
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