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Posted by Hartman on March 11, 2007 at 09:25:10 from (64.12.116.141):
I know this is of topic,but this place is the only place I know and trust for advise,so here goes.The wife bought a chevy lumina(1990) with a 3.1 v6 to drive to work to save miles on her big truck.Motor started "ticking" real bad in upper valvetrain area.Car has 200000+ miles and she didnt change oil all year(didnt run it low though).I changed oil and filter and added a treatment to it,then drove it 30 miles to warm-up,no results. I then took of valve cover near noise,seems to be deeper,maybe cam???But while looking and running,noticed only 2 of 6 hydralic lifters oiling!Is this motor worth digging deeper?? Only paid $600 for car.Any ideas or easy remedys that I can do myself?? Used to be pretty good on chevy small blocks in HS,but all these new vehicles are out of my league.Had a 350 chevy that used to rattle everyonce in a while,ran 1 qt of ATF in oil for 2000 miles cleared it up.Would ATF clean out any gunk in lifters and re lube stuff,or am I going to have to bite the bullet?? Any advise or Ideas would be greatly appreciated! Thanks. Hart
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