Questions & Answers for: lifters staying pumped

oil light staying on added oil and light stays on lifters are ticking.and were is the oil pump at is it in the oil pan or some other place Hi there... the oil pump is in the oil pan.

2,5,and 7 of the roller rockers / valve lifetrs are loose any reason why They get old and loose their ability to stay pumped up, get pumped up. I would replace all the lifters/tappets at the same time

...lifters will stay "pumped" for some time after the engine is first started. Sometimes its so bad the engine won't start (if fully pumped). If the engine won't start, you can cycle the engine by hand ...

...or it may just be normal if the engine has not been started up yet. If you are installing old lifters (or did not remove lifters for whatever repair you were performing) there may be ...

Makes a knocking noise when starts and then goes away. if this engine has hydraulic valve lifters, then it could be a weak hydraulic lifter that pumps up once the oil warms up. Hopefully you dont have

...the oil pressure run low. If you have hydralic lifters, they too need good oil pressure to stay pumped up to keep the push rods against the rocker assembly. You may get lucky and have a bad oil

...get the push rods out and push rod tubes out. You can get magnets in the lifter holes to keep the lifters up while removing the plate and cams. after removing that you can pull you oil pump. Make ...

...lifters where sticking cleaned them and put rocker arms on they are staying tight but now the engine shakes really bad. If this is a 1.9 ltr you need to remove and compress all the lifters they are ...

...lifters stayed dry all others pumped vary good, If you can see the top of each lifter let the engine cool down then restart then on the top of dry spot use 3In1 oil and squirt each one a little at a ...

my oil pump is not pumping enough to quiet lifters . light stays on constantly First of all check the oil level using the dipstick. You can add oil additives like STP Oil Treatment to improve ...