1988 Ford Ranger "hydraulic lifters become noisy" Questions

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...Hydraulic lifters can fail for several reasons: Dirt lodged in the check valve can allow the lifter to leak. Too much wear between the lifter and the body can cause excessive leak-down. This results ...

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...hydraulic lifters work. Might be a bad valve adjustment (yes, valvetrains with hydraulic lifters still have some kind of adjusting mechanism), or lifters which get airlocked (bleed down fast and have ...

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hydraulic adjuster that is either plugged with debris from dirty oil or it has worn past it's service limits. The adjusters are located in the tips of the rocker arms. You will need a mechanic to take

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...hydraulic lifters has died and needs replacing. Note that in an EFI car the injectors can make a very similar noise - use the rubber tube stethoscope to listen to one and then confirm that they all ...

...hydraulic lifters Noise lifters on a 2.5 engine of the first generation are an unusuak problem; these engines are known to have "piston slap", which can sound fairly similar to noisy lifters. I owned ...

hydraulic lifters that become noisy can be a sign that they have insufficient oil supply. In addition to the hydraulic lifters, your valve train may begin to make noise if your oil pump begins to fail

...lifters are the hydraulic type. Inside the lifter is a small piston that is driven by engine oil pressure. As the lifter gets older, a small amount of residue forms inside that is more sticky when ...

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hydraulic adjustment you could try flushing as above but apart from that the only other way is to change the lifters and followers hope this helps I had the same problem with my 2.9 in my 88 ranger. I

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