2000 c5 lifter problem
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2000 c5 lifter problem
I have a 2000 C5 that started out a light ticking noise and slight lower gas mileage it has now become louder I took it into a local corvette shop and they have told me that the problem is in the #7 cylinder and that the lifter needs replaced. Has anyone attempted to change one of these before? Any help appreciated.
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I have a 2000 C5 that started out a light ticking noise and slight lower gas mileage it has now become louder I took it into a local corvette shop and they have told me that the problem is in the #7 cylinder and that the lifter needs replaced. Has anyone attempted to change one of these before? Any help appreciated.
I would pull the valve cover first, and make sure you don't have a broken spring, which is not uncommon.
You might get lucky, it's a lot less work than pulling the heads..
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I would also pull the rockers and check for excessive play and or missing needle bearings .. When i did my heads and cam on my 2000 that has 60k i had 4 very loose rockers but hadnt lost the bearings yet, but they were on the way out also had a bad ticking and had thought lifter... Check it out
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I would also pull the rockers and check for excessive play and or missing needle bearings .. When i did my heads and cam on my 2000 that has 60k i had 4 very loose rockers but hadnt lost the bearings yet, but they were on the way out also had a bad ticking and had thought lifter... Check it out
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Just a thought; the number 7 cylinder is quite often the first one that fails in hi-power applications, due ostensibly to an inherent lean or cooling issue in the LS engine design. You might check compression to be sure it's not rings or piston issues.
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My son just started having a similar valve train noise issues. He has an LS2 in a Jeep Wrangler. 
Just for reference, I have included some pictures of where the lifters are and what your going to need to do to get to them.
Lifters in the lifter tray:
Once you remove the heads, you will see the lifter valley where the lifter trays set:
Like others have stated,,,If you replace one,,,,,replace them all. Checking those rockers for bad roller bearings is a very sound suggestion.
I sent him a link to this post.
Bill C
Just for reference, I have included some pictures of where the lifters are and what your going to need to do to get to them.
Lifters in the lifter tray:
Once you remove the heads, you will see the lifter valley where the lifter trays set:
Like others have stated,,,If you replace one,,,,,replace them all. Checking those rockers for bad roller bearings is a very sound suggestion.
I sent him a link to this post.
Bill C
