1989 Ford Probe moter sparkplug whire

Tiny
RENOTS
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  • 1989 FORD PROBE
  • 4 CYL
  • 2WD
  • MANUAL
  • 17,700 MILES
I started my car and herd a loud tapping I removed a sparkplug wire and the tapping stoped whats my problem help please also onece car warms up the tapping gets alot quieter
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Wednesday, April 9th, 2008 AT 9:59 PM

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Tiny
BLACKOP555
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Sounds like your lifters are going out on that cylinder that the tapping noise is going on, verify if they are getting oil.
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Saturday, April 12th, 2008 AT 1:12 PM
Tiny
MHPAUTOS
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Hi there,

the lash adjuster may be blocked with a bit of carbon, try doing an oil change with a good quality engine oil flush, make suer you follow the instructions on the can, this will help remove excess carbon and may fix your problem.

Mark (mhpautos)
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Sunday, April 20th, 2008 AT 12:27 AM

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