Exhaust Manifold Gaskets/Lifter Tick

[JPVortex]

If that is the case. The metal swells a little when heated and may not have a leak till it cools down again.

Yeah that’s probably the case. For the immediate future I pretend it’s not there(lol) and it’ll be addressed at some point soon. I absolutely need the truck sooner than later, so unfortunately I’m going to have to run with it for now.

 

[firsthere]

I used aftermarket gaskets and RTV ( O2 sensor safe) with only one issue. I did not wait long enough for the RTV to cure on bank one and silicone poisoned the upstream O2 sensor. Not a big deal just another expense and trip under the truck.

 

[JPVortex]

I used aftermarket gaskets and RTV ( O2 sensor safe) with only one issue. I did not wait long enough for the RTV to cure on bank one and silicone poisoned the upstream O2 sensor. Not a big deal just another expense and trip under the truck.

Good information thank you!

 

[JPVortex]

So for this lifter tick I have bought 2 different snake oils. They total 0.6 quarts together, but not sure if I should run them together.

I purchased Motor Medic Valve Medic, this contains kerosene and some diesel. They claim it cleans out gummy lifters and quiets them down quick. Now they to drive the vehicle immediately and to keep the stuff in there for the entire duration of the oil change.

2nd snake oil is Liqui-Moly MSO2 engine treatment. ALSO meant to be kept in for duration of the oil change.

So question is, should I just change the oil and run these 2 together? Not sure if it'd be wise to run 2 additives at the same time. Or would it be wiser to stack them? So like on my current oil I can put the MotorMedic Valve Medic into the engine and drive it for 3-400 miles to make sure it does its job, then change the oil and put the LiquiMoly in and run it.

 

[Pressureangle]

Simple As.

Remflex Exhaust Header / Manifold Gaskets

 

[Marky Dissod]

Usually, when I got involved with two chicks at once, neither would take any responsibility for anything bad that happened -
they always blamed the other one, and it was an uphill battle on ice to straighten out what happened and who was to blame.

Point is, NO, do not run them at the same time.
In fact, run one treatment for the duration of the oil change - how long is that, exactly? -
then change the oil and filter ONLY, and run that for the duration of the oil change,
THEN
run the other treatment, just to be sure that the 2nd treatment doesn't get any of the first treatment's stank on it.

 

[JPVortex]

Usually, when I got involved with two chicks at once, neither would take any responsibility for anything bad that happened -
they always blamed the other one, and it was an uphill battle on ice to straighten out what happened and who was to blame.

Point is, NO, do not run them at the same time.
In fact, run one treatment for the duration of the oil change - how long is that, exactly? -
then change the oil and filter ONLY, and run that for the duration of the oil change,
THEN
run the other treatment, just to be sure that the 2nd treatment doesn't get any of the first treatment's stank on it.

Well that’s an easy way of putting it

The first treatment will probably not get ran long. It’s winter here and I still have 10w40 in it, little too thick for how cold it is. It has also already been in there for 2500ish miles. Will definitely make sure they don’t get any of the first treatments stank haha!

 

[rockola1971]

Right before (the day of) you do an oil change just dump a quart of tranny fluid into your oil and run the engine in your driveway for 20-30mins. DO NOT DRIVE with tranny fluid in your oil. Do your oil change (filter too) and if that dont stop a noisy lifter then nothing will or you have something else wrong like a loose rocker, faulty roller, hosed cam lobe, etc.

Tranny fluid is a coolant, detergent and a hydraulic fluid and it is used for all 3 of these function in a transmission.

 

[JPVortex]

Right before (the day of) you do an oil change just dump a quart of tranny fluid into your oil and run the engine in your driveway for 20-30mins. DO NOT DRIVE with tranny fluid in your oil. Do your oil change (filter too) and if that dont stop a noisy lifter then nothing will or you have something else wrong like a loose rocker, faulty roller, hosed cam lobe, etc.

Tranny fluid is a coolant, detergent and a hydraulic fluid and it is used for all 3 of these function in a transmission.

Does it matter what type of ATF? I have some ATF +4 just sitting around from an old Chrysler I had. Do you drain out a quart or just overfill it for that 20-30 minutes?

 

[OR VietVet]

Right before (the day of) you do an oil change just dump a quart of tranny fluid into your oil and run the engine in your driveway for 20-30mins. DO NOT DRIVE with tranny fluid in your oil. Do your oil change (filter too) and if that dont stop a noisy lifter then nothing will or you have something else wrong like a loose rocker, faulty roller, hosed cam lobe, etc.

Tranny fluid is a coolant, detergent and a hydraulic fluid and it is used for all 3 of these function in a transmission.

I almost recommended this, because have been doing it at different times in my shops career, but I had been told by another member here, that info is too old school for these "new fangled" vehicles. I did not want to argue so have bit my tongue a few times when this topic came up. But, @rockola1971 is correct. The transmission fluid will do about the same but is not recommended for a full "tour of duty" oil change interval. Grab some Dexron and do it.