Cleaning Lifters

caladash · Nov 5, 2013

Im getting ready to swap out my PMR motor for a forged rod motor due to a bad lifter. So I decided to take one apart from my forged rod motor and it had some nasty oil and crud in there. I in no way have money for new ones! So I took 2 more apart and cleaned them with some brake clean and reassembled. I see where the oil goes in them but should i put some oil in when I reassemble them?

CSIPSD · Nov 5, 2013

I've never messed with the lifters, interested as well.

Blowby · Nov 5, 2013

Spend the money if you can on new ones.

Soak them in a container full of clean oil first before installing them in your build.

DEEZUZ · Nov 5, 2013

Their not terribly expensive.

backwoodsboy · Nov 5, 2013

Less than $150 for a complete set. Hate to see another lifter go bad and wipe your new engine.
If you're dead set on re-using them I'd soak them in kerosene for a day or so, and then fresh oil before re-installing.

caladash · Nov 5, 2013

Where can they be had for a fair price? All I can find is over 20 bucks for one. OEM ones.

CSIPSD · Nov 5, 2013

Yup... OEM is about $24 a piece...

Rock Auto has non OEM for $7-$12 a piece but...

backwoodsboy · Nov 5, 2013

Ford 6.0/7.3/7.3/6.9 and GM 6.5/6.2/5.7 all use the same lifter.
I've had good luck with Clevite.

4.0l sahara · Nov 6, 2013

I would replace them but you can take them apart. I like to put lifters in dry. Doesn't really matter on a 7.3 but on something like sbc with a adjustable hydraulic setup having the lifters dry makes setting the lash much nicer.

DEEZUZ · Nov 7, 2013

Whats the part number your using for the oem ones?

When I've bought then for 6 0's they come in sets of four with the cage... If they truly are the same as 6.0 I'd use them. Let me check my end

DEEZUZ · Nov 7, 2013

3c3z6500aa. Part number is the same for 7 3/6 0.

Yea the dealer is showing them at $36/ea... Man I dont remember them being that high... I must have been reading a bill Wrong...

caladash · Nov 7, 2013

Concur...3C3Z6500AA. Riff Raff has them for 24 bucks a piece. Gonna take them all apart, brake clean them, reassemble then soak in oil before reinstalling. This build sure is kicking my wallets a$$!!