Re: a little off for some groups: 1989 Mazda 626 clacking from topof engine

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Michael Pardee wrote:

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I don't have much experience with hydraulic lifters, but the one time I had
to replace some I replaced them all. Replacing them isn't without risk,
since the cam lobes were fitted to the originals and now they're pushing a
whole new set, but the buzz was that if one or more were collapsed the
others were in similar shape. I got rid of the car for other reasons a few
months later.

I was advised any attempted repair is temporary. Maybe that would have been
good enough for a few months :-(

Mike

Replacing a set of lifters without a new camshaft is considered an
improper repair, *if* you're going by the book, but with today's
synthetic oils you can probably get away with it. I would use a full
synthetic oil and change the oil/filter at 1000-miles after the repair.
The next oil/filter change would be at 3000-miles, at which time I would
return to the normal oil change interval.

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Re: a little off for some groups: 1989 Mazda 626 clacking from topof engine

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Re: a little off for some groups: 1989 Mazda 626 clacking from topof engine - 04-05-2007 , 03:16 AM