Subject	The rebuild is easy once you get the hang of it.
Posted by	ThisIsSparTTa on June 20, 2013 at 12:22 PM
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In Reply To	Lifter Rebuild in Georgia posted by acbulldawg on June 19, 2013 at 02:59 PM
Message	Getting to the lifters is going to take probably 3+ hours, or more if you haven't done your plenum deletes yet. If you do remove the cams, DON'T FORGET to make sure all the caps are numbered and labeled. Engine in the car, it may be a bit challenging getting the outer bolts for the exhaust cams torqued. Also, I found cleaning the Exhaust RTV gasket and replacing the cover to be a totaly PITA on a TT in the car. However, once the lifters are out. It's not too too bad. There's definitely a few tricks to it beyond what Ash's article suggest. Finding the right method to strike them to get them to release took a while. The reassembly was also a little slow at first but sped but. I was having problems getting them snapped back together, but a friend picked one up and clamped it in between his palms and it went right through. Like anything on the Z32, its not impossible, its just difficult and time consuming. I would rate this project as fairly complicated.
Follow Ups	Lifter Rebuild in Georgia - acbulldawg 14:59:25 06/19/13 People have had success with adding detergents to their oil - Schmeal (NV) 15:24:11 06/19/13 Are the lifters still in the motor? - 90GoldZ 15:40:14 06/19/13 Yes, makes a big difference if you just need lifters - ZXoltan 15:45:56 06/19/13 Re: Yes, makes a big difference if you just need lifters - acbulldawg 16:56:01 06/19/13 Send me an email. - 90GoldZ 18:12:19 06/19/13 ATF in the oil has worked wonders for me. (n/m) - TriniTT 17:18:46 06/19/13 Jonnie, could you elaborate or link to this? - J-Mart 17:39:01 06/19/13 Start by googling site:twinturbo.net ATF lifter tick - TriniTT 18:00:21 06/19/13 Is you car a TT or an NA ? 1 lifter a few or all of them? (n/m) - CmyZ 17:26:29 06/19/13 It's an NA. I'm certain its not all the lifters. Maybe a few - acbulldawg 20:27:27 06/19/13 Try using Shell Rotella T6 oil. - TheMarlin (MidTN) 11:30:58 06/20/13 The rebuild is easy once you get the hang of it. - ThisIsSparTTa 12:22:36 06/20/13 Also, $4K for heads or the whole job? - ThisIsSparTTa 12:25:47 06/20/13 I've used Rislone oil treatment and it seems to have worked - Agent X 08:59:23 06/21/13
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