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  • nj swb
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    • Jun 2007
    • 7333
    • Adelaide
    #1

    Noisy lifter?

    Posting from a borrowed iPad from our campsite outside Beachport.

    Out driving dunes when the paj started making a horrible rattle from the upper end. Suspected oil starved hydraulic lifter. No problem with oil pressure. Nursed back to campsite, noise getting quieter. Let sit to cool down, found oil on lower mark. Topped up oil, ran engine, noise was getting quieter. Then, sitting at idle and getting quieter it suddenly got very loud again.

    I'm still thinking it's lifters, and it's time to replace them all. But what caused it to suddenly get noisy again while it was sitting at idle?

    thinking I can drive it home (400 km). Is there something I'm not considering? Could it be something else, and driving it only doing more damage?

    What are your thoughts?
    NT Platinum. DiD Auto with 265/70R17 ST Maxx, Lift, Lockers, Lockup Mate, Low range reduction, LRA Aux tank, bull bar, winch, lots of touring stuff. Flappy paddles. MMCS is gone!

    Project: NJ SWB. 285/75R16 ST Maxx, 2" OME suspension, 2" body lift, ARB 110, 120l tank, bullbar, scratches, no major dents. Fully engineered in SA. NW DiD & auto in place - a long way to go....

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  • Pickle
    Administrator
    • Jun 2007
    • 6887
    • All over Oz
    #2
    New lifters might help Scott but could also be a combination of sludge etc on oil pickup, so not getting enough up top. Was this the same prob in the High Country?
    Dave
    NX Pampas Cat GLS MY16
    Member 1228 Pajero Club

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    • nj swb
      Resident
      • Jun 2007
      • 7333
      • Adelaide
      #3
      Hi Dave

      Yes, same noise, but this time climbing a dune at full noise instead of descending.

      Got quieter over time (but didn't disappear) then came noisy again while idling.

      Just left it for a couple of hours, then started the engine again. The noise disappeared completely, very suddenly, then came back again suddenly.

      I ran a bottle of engine flush before the last oil change. maybe that has loosened some crap? should I try another bottle?

      I think I need to order some new lifters...
      NT Platinum. DiD Auto with 265/70R17 ST Maxx, Lift, Lockers, Lockup Mate, Low range reduction, LRA Aux tank, bull bar, winch, lots of touring stuff. Flappy paddles. MMCS is gone!

      Project: NJ SWB. 285/75R16 ST Maxx, 2" OME suspension, 2" body lift, ARB 110, 120l tank, bullbar, scratches, no major dents. Fully engineered in SA. NW DiD & auto in place - a long way to go....

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      • BruceandBobbi
        Valued Member
        • Aug 2016
        • 3256
        • Greater Sydney
        #4
        Took a long time NJ but finally you have your answer.

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        • nj swb
          Resident
          • Jun 2007
          • 7333
          • Adelaide
          #5
          Originally posted by BruceandBobbi View Post
          Took a long time NJ but finally you have your answer.
          Cool!

          What a pity it came after I sold the motor.



          I still have the car!

          But the new motor doesn't have hydraulic lifters.

          C'est la vie!

          Edit: Spammer - his post went away...
          NT Platinum. DiD Auto with 265/70R17 ST Maxx, Lift, Lockers, Lockup Mate, Low range reduction, LRA Aux tank, bull bar, winch, lots of touring stuff. Flappy paddles. MMCS is gone!

          Project: NJ SWB. 285/75R16 ST Maxx, 2" OME suspension, 2" body lift, ARB 110, 120l tank, bullbar, scratches, no major dents. Fully engineered in SA. NW DiD & auto in place - a long way to go....

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          • craka
            Valued Member
            • Jun 2009
            • 2057
            • Newcastle (Newie)
            #6
            Is this a riddle between just you two?
            NS SWB X 3.2DiD - Factory locker, Hella spotties, GME UHF, 2" lift

            Retired: 1991 NH SWB 3.0L V6 5sp Manual, Mickey Thompson ATZs, GME UHF TX3200.

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            • nj swb
              Resident
              • Jun 2007
              • 7333
              • Adelaide
              #7
              Not really.

              We had a new member dredge up four posts about noisy lifters, all from 2011 and earlier. Each post included a link to the same .com website, each post was posted from the same IP in India, from a member who gave their location as Chicago.

              The new member was banned as a Spammer, and in the process their posts were deleted - so this thread no longer makes sense.
              NT Platinum. DiD Auto with 265/70R17 ST Maxx, Lift, Lockers, Lockup Mate, Low range reduction, LRA Aux tank, bull bar, winch, lots of touring stuff. Flappy paddles. MMCS is gone!

              Project: NJ SWB. 285/75R16 ST Maxx, 2" OME suspension, 2" body lift, ARB 110, 120l tank, bullbar, scratches, no major dents. Fully engineered in SA. NW DiD & auto in place - a long way to go....

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