car?

[Bluethunder3320]

i have never heard of hydraulic lifters...

really hoping the rocker arms are adjustable, why wouldnt they be? gonna have to do some research and if they arent ill get some shims before i crack open the valve cover

could a bent push rod or valve make a ticking noise?

 

[Kaptain Krunch]

i have never heard of hydraulic lifters...

really hoping the rocker arms are adjustable, why wouldnt they be? gonna have to do some research and if they arent ill get some shims before i crack open the valve cover

could a bent push rod or valve make a ticking noise?

Many times they are not adjustable. i have never worked on a beemer so im not positive, but I did a quick google search and from what i read you do have hydraulic lifters, which are self adjusting, and if they are extended to their max, or not working properly will need replacing. This is an OHC right? If so you wont have rockers, possibly followers..You wont really know until you call a dealer.


Being an OHC you dont have pushrods, bent valve would likely be noticed in your fuel economy/oil consumption department, but may make noise.

EDIT: According to wiki this is a DOHC engine, so 99% chance you have no adjustment. most likely hydraulic lifters could possibly be solid but again no adjustment since you wont have followers.

 

[fowler]

it is likely it is just shimes

which are bastards to get out

 

[jamyers]

The Crown Vic has already been mentioned...but I'll add that police versions don't have any special engine programming, other than *maybe* the speed limiter if it was a hughway patrol car - but that's rare. They do have the "nice" options packages that you could order yourself if you wanted - suspension, dual exhaust, hd cooling, big alternator, etc.

I know it's not today's sexy, but I'll suggest a Buick LeSabre w/ 3800 V6, if you're looking for cheap reliable comfortable roomy transportation.
* can be had relatively cheaply, (because they're not sexy, lol)
* previous owners likely took good care and are HIGHLY unlikely to have raced/abused them,
* reliable as all hell (ours has well over 200K miles),
* Good ride
* Roomy
* NOT a beer-can that'll collapse around you in a wreck
* very easy on the insurance bill
* gets unbelievable mileage (especially for a large car), ours averages 26-28 combined, and at least 30+ on the highway. Took a 3500-mile vacation with the family and it averaged 32mpg.

 

[jamyers]

i have never heard of hydraulic lifters...

ERMAGERSH!!!

:channeling Foghorn Leghorn: "BOY I SAY BOY...WHADDYA MEAN YOU AIN'T NEVER HEARD OF A HIGH-DRAWLICK LIFTER???"



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydraulic_tappet

What is this world coming to?!?!????

 

[machinist@large]

ERMAGERSH!!!

:channeling Foghorn Leghorn: "BOY I SAY BOY...WHADDYA MEAN YOU AIN'T NEVER HEARD OF A HIGH-DRAWLICK LIFTER???"



http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydraulic_tappet

What is this world coming to?!?!????

Blue, the Blue Oval product you've been abus/ I mean using has had hydraulic valve lifters since that engine was introduced; as far as I know (I might be wrong) all three of the N.A. OEM's trucks have had hyd. lifters as stock in all their engines since at least the early 1970's.

I would think that your new ride has them as well; If my Colorado had them as standard, you would think that a major high end German manufacturer would at least do the same.

 

[jamyers]

I'm pretty sure no major engine manufacturer has used mechanically-adjusted lifters / tappets / followers in the last 15-20 years, if not longer. Maybe on some fancy high-performance engines, but since most of them are using roller lifters / cams, they're virtually all hydraulic.

You just won't see non-hydraulic ones on production cars - "too much work", "noisy", etc...

 

[Bluethunder3320]

alright so sometime soon i hope to pop open the valve cover to take a look. unfortunately i have to drive the car, so i cant have it apart for long.

i am now smelling burning oil in the car... it usually smells the most when i get on the gas. temperature never goes past the half mark.

my friend who also has a beamer says his car smells like burning oil too, he says its normal because the gaskets are just old?

 

[Kaptain Krunch]

alright so sometime soon i hope to pop open the valve cover to take a look. unfortunately i have to drive the car, so i cant have it apart for long.

i am now smelling burning oil in the car... it usually smells the most when i get on the gas. temperature never goes past the half mark.

my friend who also has a beamer says his car smells like burning oil too, he says its normal because the gaskets are just old?

If its dripping oil onto the exhaust manifold, then yea old gaskets could be the cause. otherwise you likely have worn valve seals or piston rings. Check your PCV valve too, a clogged pcv can cause excessive oil consumption.