How To Fix Engine Lifter Tick | Easy and Cheap
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- čas přidán 8. 07. 2024
- Does your car or Miata have that infamous tick? Can we fix this tick with just a bottle of Sea Foam? Check out to see if this simple fix can quiet those noisy lifters. Super easy, super cheap.
Have you tried Sea Foam for your lifter tick? Did it work? If not, what did?
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0:00:00 - Intro
0:00:24 - What is lifter tick?
0:01:00 - Seafoam
0:01:59 - Results
0:02:19- Update on results
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man i got home from work and was just listing to it tick in the drive way and im like ughh i gotta do something about this and i bring up this video and that first clip of yours ticking triggered me so bad lmao
lol all Miata owners have either oil leak PTSD or ticking PTSD.
That was the exact reason I saw this video 2:00am wondering if my cars knocking 😩since I’m new to cars
Both currently 😂 @HazardGarage
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From what I’ve been told… this works but mostly as a cleaner to free up the sludge… so just it a few 100 miles before a proper flush and new oil. Just putting it in and leaving it won’t solve anything .
Thank you for this video. I am going to try this in my 2012 gmc acadia sle and see if it helps out. 189k on it im sure the lifters are gunky and sticking a bit thats why i hear them ticking. Ill try to remember to get back on here with an update once i try it out.
yes let me know! It was cheap and I had some success with it. Alternatively, in my BMW M3 project I was introduced to a product called BG EPR and have seen some really promising results of it emulsifying gunk and sludge. It's apparently only sold to mechanic shops (there is a process to using it so read the instructions!) but you can find it on Amazon: amzn.to/3OaRJsf
@@HazardGarage So i used the seafoam and left my 2012 gmc acadia running while i went to the bathroom. Came back outside and the lifter tick was gone. Drove it a few miles, came back home. Noticed while sitting and running the temperature gauge was kind of high. The radiator fan has been acting up and i didnt hear it running so its probably just the fan making it overheat but i think it did work for the lifter tick.
@@Jared8706 thats good to hear!
Is that a silver mx6 in the background
Hey I am going to try this but I really don't know much about bmws and I have a pretty bad lifter tick. So I will try it but maybe you might have some other ideas for me
Did it work ?
Have anyone else done this with success? My 86k mile 1.8 just started this after an oil change and letting it sit away for a couple of days, thought it was the worst but seems like its common 😅
rotella T6 worked for me. second oil change with it and it is gone, no matter how long it sits.
very interesting...I might have to try this if the tick comes back. So far so good though. Same oil weight or you running thicker?
@@HazardGarage 5w-40. by the second oil change no more issues for me, even if car sits.
My NA I've done 2 oil changes on it now. I use Rotella 5w-40 in every car I have. The initial startup tick is always there and goes away, but I find now that if I go for a drive, park it, then go for another drive an hour later the tick is there and constant. Yes, using Rotella. I may try some Sea Foam or MMM. Only 50k miles on my 97.
I always thought seafoam was for outboard motors. I know you can use them in cars. But I didn't think it helped too much with sludge. I have the same problem with the 2010 Kia forte coupe 2.4 SX motor. They say it's common with this year. Did you ever get that tech fixed? Thanks for the video of
It did seem to help. It would happen very shortly on cold start ups but then would go away once warm. I think if I were to try this again I want to try "BG Engine Performance Restorer (EPR)".
Its supposed to really get rid of sludge and its officially only available to shops and dealers. Although you can find them on Amazon (amzn.to/3mi3WQQ)
There's even videos on CZcams where someone puts sludge in a cup and shows something like STP engine cleaner didnt break up the sludge and BG basically liquified it.
It does cost around $20 instead of seafoam for like $10.
Drain all your oil, fill your engine with dish detergent and water, let it run for 10 minutes
Your mechanic will thank you
The dude that comment the bs , what was the point of commenting that
Use thin oil and change often 3-5. Not 7500 to 10. (5-20oil) it’s dirty. Use a flush before oil changes
My sons 300ZX just started ticking, added Rislone, its still ticking...will have to try this. Should this be done when a fresh oil change is done?
should be done right before an oil change. its not a cure-all but for $10 it might help some!
Drain 2 Quarts of oil out of the crank case replace with 2 quarts transmission Fluid. Drive around for a day or two. Full-service oil change and add Lucas engine treatment. You’re welcome
ATF. Not transmission fluid
Nice, why transmission or atf fluid tho, hows that help out
@@OAXBORNATF contains a high amount of detergents. Works great as a flush to get crap out of the engine.
@@TWW_2188 ok makes sense, appreciate it G
Did it work
Any update?
still pretty much tickless! Sometimes itll show up if the car hasnt been turned on for a little bit. but other than that not bad!
Does it quiet down after.warmup?
no longer have the car but it seemed to get better as it warmed up.
hey man! how is this now a few months in? I’ve got a 93 with 203k and the lifter tick is beyond annoying and this seems like my best option!
Its been better. If I let the car sit for like 2 weeks which is common since this is a overhaul project, the car will tick briefly but once warm will go away. I have just changed the oil though so no more seafoam in it. So we will see if it holds. If it comes back, I will test some other options and post a video so make sure to sub!
also for less than $10 its definitely worth a try for yourself! Let me know how it goes! amzn.to/3mb3iOW
I just finally got thru finals and around to trying this out! I just got home from my 100 mile break in drive, and it sounds sooo much smoother! Im hoping it’ll keep the tick away for a while! cheers
@@robocop3214 great to hear! Keep us posted!
@@robocop3214 Any updates?
@@HazardGarage Any updates on how it's held up?
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Marvel mystery oil does the same
I have been hearing things about Marvel. Can you vouch for it?
Worked on mine. That and regular oil change and keeping it topped up
whats the update
Sorry for the late reply. Something must have worked...I don't have any more ticking. It did continue to tick for about for a few hundred miles every now and then, but I can't remember the last time it ticked recently.
@@HazardGarage cool，I found mine had black oil because I went to track day and drive really hard all the time. I changed out with some fresh oil. The tick went away instantly. I guess I have to change oil every 1500 miles from now on. Lol
There don't have hydraulic lifer there spring.
Just to warn anyone with a catalytic converter. When I was younger I used seafoam, it clogged my catalytic converter with all the crap it cleared. 1600 dollars later my car sounded new, but just know that it can cause you to need a new cat.
wel i was planning to get a cat anyway sounds like you got a pretty expensive maine coon
I drive a 94 stang so OFF WITH THE CAR I live in Ohio so I don’t need cat
Cat*
It’s safe to drive the car ?
It is not recommended driving the car with this issue but you have to do what you have to do
How is this a fix? If it is ticking the damage is already done, hiding the sound wont fix the damage
generally the lifter tick isnt a terminal issue. So this does improve the symptoms. most people would find rebuilding or pulling an engine for lifter tick to be excessive.
Lmao just a frew 7,000 rmp pulls and mine quited right up
the car gods work in mysterious ways
@@HazardGarage all i know is mines my car runs good and i have no complaints
@@michael_christian9461 all that matters!
Yes same😂 I just gotta beat on the car and it stops
@@convo8506 my miata runs smooth asf after you do that
I’m at 20 miles after adding sea foam. Tick is still there.
try driving like 100 or so miles then oil change. Its best to do this right before you change your oil.
@@HazardGarage I just had a used engine installed and it has a tick it had a fresh oil change I put sea foam in gonna change after 250ish miles with sea foam
@@kolthuston6298 yeah this isnt a cure-all for sure. Theres also another product from Liquid-Moly that is specific to tick.
For me it seemed to help but from my research a tick on a miata isn't catastrophic or anything.
Please give the name lifter thick.
This is never the way to fix a engine tick lol
it hasnt come back! so thats gotta be worth something lol. But yeah apart from opening the engine, ill take the easier route first.
How u do it?
All them snake oil solutions.. pfft! Do the surgery! Don’t be scared of an engine. Open it up and see it!
Flag this video!!! This guy shows a different engine supposedly after the Seafoam is installed which makes this video FAKE.
That’s the same engine though
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