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i have a pontiac grand am, my car sounds like the
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i have a pontiac grand am, my car sounds like the tappets are loose, which happened all of a sudden,

 

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1992 Pontiac Grand Am

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June 30 11:31 AM (8 minutes and 33 seconds later)
         
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June 30 12:12 PM (41 minutes and 6 seconds later)
         
what had happened was that the had gone low and then the noise started, dose this car have hydrolic cm lifters
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June 30 12:15 PM (3 minutes and 16 seconds later)
         
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Yes ,it does.

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June 30 12:19 PM (3 minutes and 50 seconds later)
         
Reply to John's Post: sorry for the typing mistakes, how does one get the pressure back up, by running the engine at idle speed and for how long
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June 30 12:30 PM (10 minutes and 57 seconds later)
         
you mention an oil screen, where about is that, and how is it cleaned
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June 30 12:32 PM (1 minute and 26 seconds later)
         
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If there is no problem with the oil pump the pressure should come back up when the level is filled to full.It will take a little time to bleed the air from the lifters.Let it run & raise the idle up to 1500-2000 rpm every now & then or go & drive it easy.If damage has occurred from no oil,just filling it up won't help that.

The pic-up oil screen is in the oil pan .The oil pan must come off to get to this part.



Edited by John on June 30 2008 at 12:33 PM

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