My lifters in my dodge grand caravan are ticking how serious is this?

Question

They guy at the shop told me to keep the oil levels up and change the oil normally. What do you think?

Answer 1

first, make sure it the lifters. caravans are OHC, or overhead cam. The injectors clicking make a similar sound. The shop guy was right

Answer 2

Hydraulic lifters... no adjustments.. absolutly always keep the oil levels up and change the oil (and filter) Now in cold weather (if yer from a cold area) they will tick for awile on cold mornings till they pump up.. (use a lighter grade oil for winters) also you could have a weak oil pump, or a worn cam.. but all of the above lead back to oil in one way or another...

Answer 3

Yes, the cause is usually dirty oil. Your best course of action is to get an oil change as soon as possible and the sticky lifters will stop the ticking noise.

Answer 4

I agree with the guy at the shop. Although you don't mention how many miles you have on the van. You might also try adding some ATF about 100 miles before your next oil change.

Answer 5

Be thankful....my 2004 Caravan is about out of warranty, and they can't seem to fix the bumping between the lower gears...and now it has a noise under the hood...sway bar, and something else. What next! I vote for the trade in route!!!

Answer 6

I thought all dodge's rattled. Just kidding. If it is a lifter sticking a little marvel mystery oil will sometimes help.

Answer 7

Next time you change oil use one quart of type-F auto transmission fluid . Thats one quart of ATF and the balance in regular oil..

Answer 8

It'll go on forever but not cause any damage. it's probably smoking as well, most of those are. They are a total POS. Next time, before buying, go to Consumers Report and do some research.

Answer 9

Your heads on the motor vehicle it sound like if its loud you want to get a sparkling engine if its a mild tick you would possibly want to purely favor to placed oil in it yet i believe you want a sparkling engine you blew your heads..

Answer 10

yes keeping your oil clean will help a lot. you can try putting a little bit of transmission fluid in with your oil it helps to nonstick your lifers.

Answer 11

If it's not dirty oil, then the heads have to be taken off and the lifters adjusted....

Answer 12

serious enuf to get to an ase certified mechanic and get then tightened //let it go to long could mean valve damage or worse.. internal motor damage ..good luck

Answer 13

have you ever know of any weird sound that comes from a car to be a good thing.