ARBOGASTER
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- Cincinnati OH
My 1996 Xj with 160K on the clock has had a mild ticking when cold for some time now, as the car warms up the noise all but goes away. Monday I pulled out of the parking lot and the mild ticking went to a louder clacking. I took it home and did the old screwdriver to the ear trick and isolated the sound to the upper portion of the engine semmingly in the middle of the head. I checked for header leaks and found nothing, I also checked the clutch fan and it seems tight as well. I pulled the valve cover and tapped around and compressed springs etc and found nothing loose and nothing missing or broken. My helper who is wiser than me who has torn apart a few engines in his day swears I have some bad lifters. My oil pressure is around 50psi at anything higher than an idle and maybe about 30 psi at idle. Is there anything else I should look at or try before I yank the head and start replacing lifter and having the head machined etc. When my wife drove this car she was notorious for letting the car go for 5K before letting me know she needed an oil change. She drives alot of highway 47mi one way to work. Any ideas or comments are greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Eric
Thanks
Eric