February 19, 200620 yr i was wondering if my 97 subaru impreza with a 2.2 has hydraulic or solid lifters?
February 19, 200620 yr "doe's?" iirc earlier 2.2s had HLAs and then sometime between 95 and 97 they went to the solid ones.
February 20, 200620 yr Author what my problem is when i start it on cold morning it's ticking pretty loud until it warms up and then its practicly none existant until the next morning it hasn't got any worse in a year (15,000 miles) i took it to the dealer and they said it it was either a rod bearing or main but why would these quiet after warming i would think they would get loud once the oil thinned out any clues anyone:confused:
February 20, 200620 yr what my problem is when i start it on cold morning it's ticking pretty loud until it warms up and then its practicly none existant until the next morning it hasn't got any worse in a year (15,000 miles) i took it to the dealer and they said it it was either a rod bearing or main but why would these quiet after warming i would think they would get loud once the oil thinned out any clues anyone:confused: Mine does the same thing, i just ignore it usually... there's a post somewhere about someone opening up their valve covers, and cleaning out the rockers... i've also heard that some people have had some luck with seafoam... when the time comes for my next oil change i'm going to try dumping some seafoam in the oil and seeing if it'll clear things up... but i doubt it will. I've also read that the spacing could be a little bit off, causing the noise... and yes, it is a very annoying noise isn't it? it's louder than my exhaust!! (even w/ cracked headers )
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