ES300 valve tap
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My 97 es300 has some noisy valve tap that doesn't seem to want to stop.
Things I've done so far:
Oil change with Rislone
1qt of ATF fluid with 5w30 oil for 100 miles
Oil flush prior to oil change
Oil change and fill with 15w40 diesel oil
Still noisy. Should I just reshim all of the buckets to get rid of all the noise?
If anyone has any other suggestions on how to get rid of the noise, please let me know.
Thanks!
Things I've done so far:
Oil change with Rislone
1qt of ATF fluid with 5w30 oil for 100 miles
Oil flush prior to oil change
Oil change and fill with 15w40 diesel oil
Still noisy. Should I just reshim all of the buckets to get rid of all the noise?
If anyone has any other suggestions on how to get rid of the noise, please let me know.
Thanks!
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Whatever you end up doing, get that 15W40 diesel oil out of there ASAP, and put back the specified 5W30 oil.
Phil
Phil
Last edited by PFB; 10-01-13 at 06:10 PM.
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Thanks for the info guys. I agree with getting the 15w40 out and the 5w30 back in there. I am selling the car soon so I really didn't feel like tearing the intake off and reshimming the rear head. But I guess if it doesn't sell with the noise, I will have to tear it down.
The car has 183k on it. It would be nice if there was an easy fix.
The car has 183k on it. It would be nice if there was an easy fix.
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My 2000 has a tapping noise such that I brought it into a 3rd party import specialist, they told me that it was the fuel injectors making noise and it was perfectly normal. Told me that they make noise like that is good because it tells them the FI's are working.
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