lexxus Posted June 29, 2004 Share Posted June 29, 2004 I was looking through the receipts that were in the glovebox of my girl's just bought SC300, ran across one for "noisy lifters". The service manager wrote that the customer had "an aftermarket oil filter", so he replaced it with a lexus filter. The lifters don't seem to be clacking now, but what is up with this? It kind of worries me. I mean, could the engine have damage that will jump out at us later? I never heard of an oil filter of any kind being blamed for lifters clacking. Anybody have an opinion on this? She doesn't have much money to fix anything major. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bean_8044 Posted June 29, 2004 Share Posted June 29, 2004 Might be that whatever filter was on there didnt have the same flow characteristics as the original Lexus filter. My car has sticky lifters every once in a while, but i would only be worried if the noise is continous. Usually it will happen when you first start the car and then go away after it warms up and the oil gets flowing, but it shouldnt happen that often if at all. If you dont hear any noise then i wouldnt worry about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lexxus Posted June 30, 2004 Author Share Posted June 30, 2004 Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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