I had the dealer replace the lifters and NO NOISE.

 

My lifters were noisey at start-up. I had my lifters replaced (L99 V8) with the new design liters. Runs great!

Bobby 201

 

my 2010 2SS does the same thing when i first start it after its sat for several hours, i had been thinking that maybe it had an exhaust leak. my is loud for about the first 3 seconds then after the engine is good and warm sometimes you can barely hear it ticking.. it didnt do this when i first bought the car with on 10.500 miles on it and im not exactly sure when it started

 

kicker210, if you're looking to get that tick noise taken care of a quick call to your dealer would be in order. They should be able to get this taken care of for you quickly. I hope to hear good things back if you do decide to take your vehicle in. I hope this suggestion helps you!

Jeff Morris, Chevrolet Customer Service

 

Hi, I'm new here, just purchased a 2010 2SS/RS, It seems that it has the common lifter noise. Has anyone tried using a heavier grade oil? I ran a 2004 LS6 for 10 years. Serviced it regularly and did oil samples every service using Mobil 1, I went to Lucas 15-50 and took oil samples to confirm the wear metals between the 2 oils. Lucas out performed the Mobil 1 by almost 100%. All metal particle readings were halved. After a couple of years I started to notice a very slight coolant contamination in the oil. Not visible but a slight rise in part / million readings in the Oil Sample Report (Steel Head Gaskets), Ripped the heads off, replace Cam, Lifters, Springs, Pushrods, all with Compcams (Thumper) and continued with Lucas Oil. Has anyone run the L99 on a heavier Grade of oil, this could also shut up the noisy lifter or will it upset the VVT system? Our climate is not as harsh here, always above "0"
Regards

 

David:
The L99 is designed to use synthetic oil? The problem is with the design of then lifters. Chevy redesigned the lifters. I had the new lifers put in my Camaro. What a difference. The engine ran better, the idle was smoother and the exhaust sounded better. See your local Chevy dealer to see if they will replace the lifters with the new design at no cost to you.

Thanx,
Bobby201

 

David:
The L99 is designed to run on synthetic oil. The problem is with the design of the lifters. Chevy redesigned the lifters. I had the lifters replaced with the new lifters under warranty. What a difference! The engine seems to have more power,
the engine idled smoother and the exhaust sounded better. See your Chevy dealer and see if they will install the new lifters at no cost to you.


Thanx,
Bobby 201

 

Hi, Thanks Bobby, the only issue that I have in New Zealand is that there are no Chevy dealers here only Australian Holden (GM) Dealers.
Is it possible to get me the New GM Part number for the new Lifter.
Regards David.

 

I recently bought a 2010 camaro ss auto and this lifter crap is ticking me off..of course on the test drive everything was good but now been getting the noise.they say its normal but i view it as no its not..has anyone had anything work without changing the lifters?

 

Hi, my Lifter noise has virtually been eliminated by purchasing a mail-order tune from Texas speed. They have reprogramed the L99 fuel management function out of the engine. I do not have black dribble lines from the exhaust system any more either. Very happy with the tune, a noticeable performance difference. regards

David