roomylumy Posted October 6, 2006 Report Posted October 6, 2006 I have a friend with a GP with a 3100 in it and the valves are ticking. He is a bit short on cash and I was wondering what all would be involved in taking care of this.. Are they adjustable or is it a bigger job than one would tackle on Saturday aftyernoon? Quote
97loudcut Posted October 6, 2006 Report Posted October 6, 2006 Pretty much all 3.1's and 3100 have the "lifter tick." The engine is fine and nothing needs replacing. I have had lifter tick for over 30k now and my car runs great. Drop some Lucas in with some 5w-30 oil and see if it goes away. I would only consider it a problem if it occurs when the engine is hott. Quote
19Cutlass94 Posted October 6, 2006 Report Posted October 6, 2006 http://60degreev6.com/Articles/Transmissions/4T60E/TSB05-4T60E.html Quote
roomylumy Posted October 6, 2006 Author Report Posted October 6, 2006 I haven't heard it when it was hot, but after idling for 20 minutes, it was still there. Quote
Psych0matt Posted October 6, 2006 Report Posted October 6, 2006 mine has one stubborn one that always ticks if my oil is not topped off. its been ticking for the last week, and i added about 1/4 of a thing of oil, and lo and behold, about 10 minutes later (aka, it warmed up to normal temp) it went away. it usually does that close to oil change time, as i have a small leak Quote
Supreme Cutlass Posted October 6, 2006 Report Posted October 6, 2006 might want to try a motor flush depending on the shape of the engine Quote
1990lumina Posted October 6, 2006 Report Posted October 6, 2006 Kerosine flush i've heard helps clean all the shit out and cleans everything up nicely...though I haven't tried it Quote
SigEpCutlass Posted October 6, 2006 Report Posted October 6, 2006 If both the tranny and engine are in reasonably good condition, your friend has nothing to worry about. I have a little bit of "ticking" either from the lifters or the tranny in my car depending on the weather. If it's really cold and shitty outside, my car will act like an old woman and both will tick. Neither area any cause for immediate alarm, as both conditions have been accepted by GM as not being harmful to the car. It's just an annoyance. Quote
19Cutlass94 Posted October 6, 2006 Report Posted October 6, 2006 Mine has been doing it for nearly 100,000miles ( Im at 99,732mile right now ) so yeah not much to worry about, Its just annoying. So just turn up the radio and youll never notice its there Quote
ShockTherapy Posted October 7, 2006 Report Posted October 7, 2006 try a bottle of lucas oil stabilizer. Quote
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