Help! Hydraulic lifters

Sat Oct 23, 2021 8:08 pm

Evening all,

Just wondering if someone can help me. I’m after a full replacement set of OEM hydraulic lifters for my M42 engine - finally got the car running and the diesel noise was absolutely terrible.

Having had a nose around it seems this is a pretty common issue on M42 engines and worn lifters are the culprit.

Does anyone know where I could get an OEM set of 16 from?

As an aside, I’m looking at a Kent Cams fast road camshaft (might as well take advantage as everything has to come out) but it seems pretty mild. Any other good cams to look out for?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Kent-Cams-BM ... 635-2958-0

Cheers,

Ted

Wed Oct 27, 2021 6:14 pm

It is possible to rebuild the lifters, how bad are yours? Regarding the cams, have a chat with BDS Performance. Bruno builds my engines and is very very knowledgable.

Wed Oct 27, 2021 9:26 pm

What grade of engine oil are you using? I had one noisy lifter and within minutes of an oil change with 10/40 it was cured.

Tue Dec 28, 2021 4:37 pm

DHFiS wrote: ↑
Wed Oct 27, 2021 9:26 pm
I had one noisy lifter and within minutes of an oil change with 10/40 it was cured.

Liqui moly 10w40 MOS2. Best oil for M40/M42.