my hydraulic lifters making that annoying tick

[scottd1975]

hey someone said there was a way of cleaning them but they said to post on here and find out how

[EDM]

You could put a about a shotglass full of ATF or go to the dealer and they have an additive you put in the engine that will clean the build up.

[scottd1975]

how much is that additive and what is atf autotranny fluid you mean im having a brain fart

[EDM]

I am not sure how much the additive is and yes I was talking about automatic transmission fluid.

[1965truckrod]

Yes ATF Automatic Transmission Fluid. The additive I believe is 5 bucks or something like that. You can go to a autostore if you don't want to pay the stealerships price. Heres what you should avoid. This is copied and should be heeded:
Engine Flushes--The Latest Scam
Engine flushes pump heated solvent through your engine, supposedly to wash away sludge. But regular oil changes with detergent oil already take care of the sludge problem. And if you actually have an engine that is full of sludge the last thing you want to do is do an engine flush because the sludge can clog the oil passages and destroy the engine completely. These flushes are completely unnecessary. All they do is wash the money out of your wallet. As Click and Clack state: "This is what's known in the business as a "profit center." Something the garage can use to beef up the amount each person spends per visit. So unless you've got a very old car, and are trying to solve a specific, sludge- or carbon-related-problem, I'd skip the R-2000." These engine flushes usually sell for about $130. The victims are people that think that they are doing something nice for their vehicle by cleaning the engine. In fact a dealer or repair shop that tries to sell you an engine flush should be avoided for all service because they are untrustworthy.

If you are thinking about getting your engine flushed I would highly suggest not doing so. If you start using a synthetic oil and do regular oil changes at the suggested intervals most of the sludge and build up will gradually go away. The problem with these additives is that they will sometimes removed the build up too fast or not enough. Also they can cause problem such as clogging as the article indicated. I did a bit of research and the best thing to do is starting using full synthetic oil, since you just recently bought this engine it might have had regular oil and not proper oil changes so that may be why its ticking. These engines already have a bit of a tick so that may be what you are hearing however if this is a recent event and didn't make noise until now I would suggest changing the oil with synthetic and giving it some time to do what it does best. If that doesn't solve the problem then try to get a additive that will remove build up.
Copied about Synthetic oil:
Advantages of Synthetic
Synthetic oil was originally developed for high performance racing engines. Mobil tried to popularize synthetic oil for passenger vehicles back in the early 1970's. At the time, Mobil was promoting 20K or 25K oil changes with synthetic, but they soon backed down from this. Synthetic oil is a good choice if you have a vehicle with a high performance engine (in fact synthetic is required for many of these engines). It is also a good choice if your vehicle is operated in extremely cold climates. It has higher resistance to breakdown caused by heat and it flows better in extreme cold. Unfortunately for the synthetic oil industry there is virtually no advantage to using synthetic oil in a non-high performance engine that is operated in moderate climates. You probably could go a bit longer between oil changes with a synthetic, i.e. following the normal service schedule even if you fall into the severe service category, but I wouldn't advise this. In short, synthetic may give you the peace of mind of knowing that you are using an oil that is far better than necessary for your vehicle, but it won't reduce wear or extend the life of the engine. The mistake some people make it to wrongly extrapolate these benefits onto normal engines operated in mild climates, with the ultimate lack of any knowledge being manifested with statements such as "synthetics provide 'Peace of Mind,' or 'Cheap Insurance,'" or other such nonsense

Jesse

[scottd1975]

do you know what the additive is called like from autozon