Re: 01 Santa Fe GLS 2.7 lifter tap when cold
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Re: 01 Santa Fe GLS 2.7 lifter tap when cold
"Jacob Suter" <j4k3@ezho.org> wrote in message
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> About 1/3rd of the time I start my Santa Fe I have an obnoxious
lifter
> tick for anywhere from 5 seconds to several minutes. Today it
waited
> until it was at full operation temperature before it shut up.
>
> Is this a common problem? Is there any magic fix? I run
Mobil-1 5w30
> and live in Texas, so it shouldn't be a cold-flow issue -
outside
> temperature doesn't seem to matter.
>
My car does this as well, after the valves+ assemblies were
replaced. It's much older, a 1992 Elantra.
I asked about it, it seems that is normal (BUT-it never did that
before the repair)
The car drives fine.
Yeah, I don't like that noise either!
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