Oiling issue during autocross

[thstone]

Originally Posted by heymanwatchthis

thstone,Thanks for the feedback, I remember reading what you went through and hoped you would reply. Is this something to fix preemptively, or just let it go?

My main point was to say that the ticking is reason enough to take the car in and have it evaluated.

To answer your question, if the problem is the lifters, my understanding is that they can be replaced preemptively and may not require removal of the engine. Of course, you'd have to take everything (miles on engine, planned use, budget, etc) into account to determine what the best path might be for you.

If someone says its the lifters, be sure to ask the mechanic about replacement of the lifter carrier/cradle also as there have been reported instances where new lifters were installed in a used carrier/cradle and shortly thereafter one of the new lifters failed.

With all of that being said, a 3.6 upgrade sure sounds tempting, doesn't it?

[heymanwatchthis]

[QUOTE=thstone;415935]My main point was to say that the ticking is reason enough to take the car in and have it evaluated.

I agree - will get it checked out. I am confident I just didn't have enough oil, it only ticked when level in sump was very low, stopped when sump level increased.

3.6l in a 986 sounds awesome!! I can feel my wallet shaking :-)