Dan89XJ

I have a 89 XJ with 293500kms in it and there is what i am assuming a lifter tick it is definetly coming from the top end. It is really starting to annoy the #@$! out of me, one guy told me to do an oil change and put a litre of trans fluid in with the oil and run it for a bit then dump and fill it up with regular oil. Was wondering if this was true, and if anybody has tried it before i try it and it screws something up.

jyaughn

i have heard or people doing it and not having any problems but im not sure

storm101

Not sure about trans fluid in the oil but before you do that you may want to try a higher viscosity oil and if you add anything try some lucas ive had good luck with that in the past on other vehicles

zjrog

I've done it. In my Neon, my old Caravan, and both my ZJ and XJ. Drain a a quart or two of oil, replace it with plain ATF. Let the engine come up to temp, drive it easily around the block a time or two, then let it sit and idle for about 10-15 minutes. Drain it all out, change the filter, put in new oil. Didn't stop the lifter tick in my Caravan, because one lifter had a broken spring and was collapsed all the time. But it helped with my 160,000 mile ZJ, and my 210,000 mile XJ...

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BlueXJ

I have used a quart of diesel fuel mixed in with the oil and I had good results. When you do this don't drive any more than just around the block or a very short trip. The deisel or ATF is acting like a cleaning agent and getting the sludge out of the lubricating system.
Once you get it up to temp and have circulated it a little while drain and refill with a new filter. You should hear and feel a bit of an improvement in your Jeep.

Troth

what is this lifter tick you speak of?

Dan89XJ

when it warms up it starts ticking assumed its lifters cause it gets louder when i pull the oil cap off and listen and my buddys 5.0L stang sounded the exact same, when i did my first oil change i only had 5W30 so i think that might be to thin i am trying some 10W30 and some lucas tomorrow see how that goes.