91Ploder
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- 1991 Ford Explorer XLT
Hi everyone! Just wanted to get on here and make a testimonial on behalf of some eBay lifters. I'm not going to say any names nor the company. However, I will tell you through several emails between I and the seller, I was able to verify that the lifters being sold were indeed, new. So I bit the bullet and spent just shy of $120.00 on a set of 12.
The lifters came in and they looked absolutely great! Pre-packaged individually and already filled with oil, or a solution of some sort. I compared them to my old lifters (old lifters were fine), and I could definitely tell these were not re-manufactured, so all seemed well. I got my engine back together ('91 XLT Explorer, 4.0) and fired ole Susan up. Yes, that's right, her name is Susan. Tick tick tick, and before you knew it, I had one hell of a great sounding engine. I continued my first start-up procedure and eventually went for a test drive. The feeling of success is grand.
The next day I pulled into a gas station, and noticed a strange sound. Sort of like marbles, or worn ball bearings. No ticking or knocking, just a "rolly" effect. You could definitely hear it in the lower-end as well, and lightly up top. I figured "****," that's what I get for eBay lifters. So I kept driving the truck, I mean, nothing seemed harmful really. Until Sunday after work, I had a lifter completely fail. TIC TIC TAP TAP TAP away she went as I pulled into the garage.
Upon further inspection (after pulling the heads, again) I found the dead lifter. The inside literally exploded into many pieces. Not just the spring, but part of the lower plunger. I inspected all the other lifters as well, and to my surprise I found bits of metal in two more. Well, good thing it was garbage day, and away they went.
So I rebuilt my old lifters (shout out to this site for that), and my engine is back together. Unfortunately I had a tap upon start up that never went away, but luckily I narrowed it down to a very worn rocker, so I'll be replacing that later this evening! Other than that, all lifters are pumped up
Word of advice, don't buy the eBay lifters, for the love....just don't do it. I figured with how cheap manufacturing technology has become, that surely some "cheaper" lifters should be great quality. I was wrong.
The lifters came in and they looked absolutely great! Pre-packaged individually and already filled with oil, or a solution of some sort. I compared them to my old lifters (old lifters were fine), and I could definitely tell these were not re-manufactured, so all seemed well. I got my engine back together ('91 XLT Explorer, 4.0) and fired ole Susan up. Yes, that's right, her name is Susan. Tick tick tick, and before you knew it, I had one hell of a great sounding engine. I continued my first start-up procedure and eventually went for a test drive. The feeling of success is grand.
The next day I pulled into a gas station, and noticed a strange sound. Sort of like marbles, or worn ball bearings. No ticking or knocking, just a "rolly" effect. You could definitely hear it in the lower-end as well, and lightly up top. I figured "****," that's what I get for eBay lifters. So I kept driving the truck, I mean, nothing seemed harmful really. Until Sunday after work, I had a lifter completely fail. TIC TIC TAP TAP TAP away she went as I pulled into the garage.
Upon further inspection (after pulling the heads, again) I found the dead lifter. The inside literally exploded into many pieces. Not just the spring, but part of the lower plunger. I inspected all the other lifters as well, and to my surprise I found bits of metal in two more. Well, good thing it was garbage day, and away they went.
So I rebuilt my old lifters (shout out to this site for that), and my engine is back together. Unfortunately I had a tap upon start up that never went away, but luckily I narrowed it down to a very worn rocker, so I'll be replacing that later this evening! Other than that, all lifters are pumped up
Word of advice, don't buy the eBay lifters, for the love....just don't do it. I figured with how cheap manufacturing technology has become, that surely some "cheaper" lifters should be great quality. I was wrong.
