different types of lifters

[Guest]

i rang mitsubishi the other day in regards to new lifters

24 lifters in the engine
$72 a lifter!!!!!
= $1728

now, is it possible to get non genuine lifters out of say a magna or lancer that would do the trick, because there is no way im spending $1728 to stop a ticking sound

Andy

 

[mchieff]

Meek have them for about 400 a set i believe

 

[TomTom]

$278 @ MEEK not long ago... they were on offer at this stage, but can not hurt to ask them for a price. Install will set you back a few $$$ too ;-)

 

[king_panther]

$275 at MEEK as of right now after checking their website!

 

[Macca]

Is meek the only one who sells them and are they the OEM ones or an aftermarket brand? Would they be as prone to ticking as the OEM ones or a lot less likely to tick?

 

[king_panther]

I had my lifters done at MEEK when I had Grandpa & they were fine for the 90,000kms I did afterwards.

They are listed as aftermarket on their website.

 

[AKKO]

Has anyone measured / compared the different lifter heights, Meek vs Genuine vs other?

 

[R Kilburn]

When I did mine they looked exactly the same

 

[marc mtp]

Changed mine myself 2 months ago just under $250 with postage from meek.They looked exact the same as the ones I pulled out just not seized could not compress one of them against the bench.

 

[TME_Steve]

We sell the same brand as meek. They're the same length but bigger oil galleries for less likely tick

 

[dwarfmarine]

And correct me if I'm wrong, larger diameter holes for the oil inlet/outlets?

 

[AKKO]

The replacement / current Mitsubishi part now has a 3mm hole as I understand

 

[Gt_Galant]

The replacement / current Mitsubishi part now has a 3mm hole as I understand

I have heard that the genuine newer style has the 3mm hole long time ago.

Also i brought a half-cut of a 6A12TT about 3yrs ago and that engine ended up having the 3mm hole of the lifters when i opened it up (The half-cut was imported from Jap) and took everything off to be cleaned.

 

[Tophler]

I replaced mine myself and bought the set from meek. Couldnt be happier and they were exactly the same. When i say exactly the same I mean identical. Straight swap over and no tick anymore. Even on freezing cold mornings when the car has been sitting for a few weeks. Took my time and did it over one weekend. not too hard, just time consuming

 

[naughtika]

what I've noticed with the lifters and rockers..

1. lifters used by Mitsubishi varies.. ones I pulled out of Paulie's '98 Black vr4 seems to have 3mm and straight hole.. where as Sam's PFL had tapered/flattened top..

2. I've seen 2 types of rockers - 1. cast and 2. sheet metal folded and spot welded..

most cars I've opened up had the cast ones but yesterday when I changed Rick's rocker cover gaskets, I noticed that his were different as I had shown another member how to remove and replace the lifters