trying to depress lifters, hole wont allow paperclip

[bsbllfit7]

hey i am trying to depress my lifters and clean them or see if they are broken, i cant seem to get anything far enough down inside of the lifter top to depress it, i have a 2g but it appears i have the 1g lifters in my car as they have a tiny hole on top

 

[bsbllfit7]

so does it sound like i have 6 collapsed lifters then? Cause they will not depress whatsoever and i cant get the pin in past maybe a centimeter to go down and release it

 

[ramsack]

Any new or properly cleaned lash adjuster will fix the ticking noise, no sense in buying new ones unless they are absolutely trashed. If the non-3mm-hole ones were such garbage then factory new cars would have ticked. It's just age. At some point in time the revised lash adjusters will tick just as bad. That hole is for oil to drain out of, it's not the oil source. Oil turns to laquer over time, so soak those pricks in some laquer thinner for a few days and then work them around and clean them out with some brake parts cleaner. They will be as good as new.

People always says "I got these new revised lifters and my ticking went away." My feelings..."No shit, it's a brand new part!"

 

[bsbllfit7]

ehh idk it seems like the 6 that wont depress are pretty f'ed up. Id rather buy new ones especially the revised ones.

 

[ramsack]

You'd be better off finding some from someone that wanted the revised lifters and giving them a good cleaning. Even if you don't get a full set of 16 that good I'm sure there will be at least 6 that are good. The revision does not add more oil going into them. It's only 15 psi of oil getting to them anyway.

 

[bsbllfit7]

anyone else agree with that?

 

[ramsack]

And to add, religiously changing oil will help keep any lifter in good shape for a long time

 

[colbyc]

Just get some revised from extremepsi. Not to pricey. Thats what I have and no complaints at all.

 

[bsbllfit7]

i change my oil religously every 3-4k miles. No reason for me wanting to have it wear down sooner then its supposed to

 

[Dhan]

This page has some good info on our lifters. Near the bottom of the page there's a link to get replacements.

Lifter VFAQ

 

[bsbllfit7]

haha ive read this thing quite a few times already

 

[colbyc]

And to add, religiously changing oil will help keep any lifter in good shape for a long time

This.

I wouldn't wait 4k, it breaks down sooner than that depending on the way you drive and how often you drive.

 

[bsbllfit7]

so does it sound like they are collapsed or broken then? no salvaging the ones i have?

 

[colbyc]

If you can't depress them I would certainly not use them.

EXTREME PSI : Your #1 Source for In Stock Performance Parts - Topline Revised Lifters : Mitsubishi Eclipse 90-99

 

[bsbllfit7]

and after just removing them from the car i should be able to depress them somewhat without putting the safety pen down inside correct?

 

[colbyc]

No they should be fully compressed right after taking out of the car.

 

[bsbllfit7]

i dont follow, should i be able to compress them at all?

 

[colbyc]

No right after you pull them out of the car you should not be able to compress them whats so ever. Dont try with a vice or clamps or anything or else you'll collapse them. If you can't use a paperclip to compress them at all then do not use them.

 

[bsbllfit7]

ok, the paper clip is not allowed in far enough to depress the lifter. Thats what im dealing with.

 

[colbyc]

You can just keep trying your luck to figure out whats blocking the passage, or get them cleaned. Or.....get new.

 

[bsbllfit7]

new it is!