QuestionQUESTION: I have a 98 Grand Voyager with 182,000 miles. It runs well except the ticking from the lash adjusters at start up. I bought the van new and have did all suggested maintenance through the years. I replaced the oil pick up and valve covers gaskets last year. Can I replace the lash adjusters without pulling off the rocker arm assembly? I thought about using longer bolts just to raise it high enough to get the old ones out and the new ones in without fear of things flying apart.
ANSWER: u can give it a try and replace them yourself the cams will need to some off . and u dont want to change the height of anything. I live in Atlanta
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QUESTION: The cams will need to come off? The Haynes manual doesn't say that...I am just trying to fiure out a quicker way. If I have to pull off the rocker arm assembly I will, but I want to avoid springs and stuff flying apart. I work in industrial maintenance, so I can do it the long way if necessary.
ANSWER: what engine size do u have and why do u want to replace the lifters?
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QUESTION: 3.0 v6 the hydraulic lash adjusters are ticking loudly..I have good oil pressure,have changed oil every 3000 miles since new. Ticking goes away after a few minutes, but sometimes comes back. This engine has always ticked, but is getting noisier. It has 182,000 miles and runs good but I think the adjusters are clogged or dirty preventing them from pumping up quickly.Thats my only issue.
Answersee u did not tell me u had a 3.0.
Look online for some stuff called VALVE MEDIC they sell it at Advanced Auto part. its about 3 -4 bucks My mother has a 98 with a 3.0 in it and I replaced the heads on it for the smoking valve stem guides had 100k hehe. I had to put valve medic in there to stop the lifter ticking the stuff is an additive that will clean out the holes in the rocker shaft rods and allow oil to get to the lifters better.
