1998 Kia Sephia noisy valve lifters

Tiny
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1998 Kia Sephia

should I buy a car that has noisy valve lifters? 1998 kia sephia 5speed 4cyl $700.00 how difficult is it to replace them I am a entry level auto tech, but I have never had the chance of working on lifters before
Thursday, October 21st, 2010 AT 4:49 PM

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Tiny
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Hi there,

Noisy lifters can be a number of problems, low oil pressure, sludge build up or faulty lash adjusters, I would want to know what was the exact cause first, personally I would not buy it.

Mark (mhpautos)
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Thursday, October 21st, 2010 AT 11:17 PM

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