Hydraulic lifters/lash adjusters

Lambert wrote: I know that replacement of lifters isn't exactly a 10 minutes diy job but I'd be investigating none the less.

Yeah it is a £1000 job. I spoke to a local garage today who suggested engine flush but I am not too happy about that.

What do you think?

Apparently according to Google the V6 has filters for each lasher which can get clogged.

Max Headroom wrote: My wife and I had a noisy Vauxhall Meriva sometime back, which became very noticeably quieter after I switched to fully synthetic engine oil - I was astonished at how smoother and quieter it became.
However... this is not helpful if you are already using fully synthetic oil and you would need to consider the viscosity of (usually) thinner synthetic oil.
Moreover is the Jimny engine suited to fully synthetic oil? A lot of main dealers still seem to use semi synthetic.



Slick50 perhaps?


Sorry if my reply is a bit gloomy

I wrote a reply to this but it went missing.
Essentially I agree.
I see that 5w30 is for use in engines where barometric temperature is down to -40 degrees Celsius

I would agree with an engine flush as new oil shouldn't be black in a matter of days. Look at forte or stp as they are about the least snake oily of all the snake oils.

Lambert wrote: I would agree with an engine flush as new oil shouldn't be black in a matter of days. Look at forte or stp as they are about the least snake oily of all the snake oils.

Thanks.
I wanted something that is not so aggressive as to melt down other things which is why I was a bit reluctant to use a flushing oil itself but also my problem is what oil to put in after. I went on Castrol, Esso, Shell, Carlube and uncle Tom Cobblers' sites and got just about all different recommendations for this particular motor from 5w30 through 10w30 to 10w40 in fully synthetic or semi synthetic. One even recommended mineral oil and I think there was a 5w40 too. I am tempted by the 5w40 full synth though.
All I can say is I used 5w30 and the clatter was awful - it was still nice and clean when I drained that but it was only the next day.:blink: I switched to 10w40 semi synth and things improved 85% though it clatters a fair bit when cold still so I do think the oil pressure struggles a bit with a cold engine using 10w.
This engine is too complex for me to mess with so I called in to a local garage yesterday while passing and he said normally hydraulic tappets sound a bit tinnier but it is horses for courses. He is going to check it out and see what it will cost to strip it down The Mitsubishi V6 is an overly complicated engine IMHO. It is nice to go to a garage where they can take a look and listen on the spot. I went to a Toyota garage a few years ago and all they offered was to book it in to be put on a machine! :evil:
Thanks for the suggestions, I'll look for the STP one.