I have the same issue. #6 is tapping away. There's a tool crazed performance sells to tap the lifter. Is removing the rocker and tapping the rod on top of the lifter essentially achieving the same thing?
I made that tool by finding a rod that fits down the oil hole then I ground it at an angle then a slight concave on it. You’ll feel it seat in place as you spin it. The plunger in the lifter will pop out too far so just use the push rod to re-seat it
Brother you just saved me alot of money. I had some jackass mechanic tell me I gotta have the whole engine rebuilt. I knew he was full of shit. I had the exact same problem in my truck I done everything you did with the lifter and put it all back together and truck runs fine again but I did replace the bad lifter
How did you know the camshaft wasn't scored? My shade tree mechanic is taking his sweet time on my truck its a #6 misfire. He's had my truck for over a week and wants to look at the camshaft now, after he tried to tell me lifter failure was rare! Ive always had 20-40psi oil pressure. I feel like this guy is going to try to hose me for a camshaft
There are cases that the cam could be damaged. If the lifter has turned its most likely damaged if it’s still running straight then it’s probably just stuck like this one was
