Lifter tick in your vehicle stems from issues with the engine's mechanical or hydraulic lifters. Here's what causes this ...

Hydraulic lifter noise can also be aggravated by excessive valvespring pressure. The Dart heads on our small-block use 1.250-inch-diameter single springs with 110 pounds of seat load and around ...

The pair of aftermarket hydraulic roller lifters (A) can accommodate very steep ramp angles on the cam, while the hydraulic feature of the lifter keeps valvetrain noise a minimum.

As technology continues to advance, how vehicles operate changes. So, is this why cars don't use solid lifters anymore?

The 6.7-liter Cummins diesel has been powering Ram trucks for nearly two decades. One common problem is hydraulic lifter failure, but what years does it affect?

The lifter’s job is to ride on the cam and (working with the pushrod and rocker) actuate the valve. Though simple in appearance, the hydraulic lifter is actually quite complex in design.

As mentioned, perhaps the most common cause of a ticking noise coming from your engine is a problem with a hydraulic valve lifter, which is a barrel-shaped device about the size of your thumb.

A KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing flight bound for Amsterdam from Norway skidded off the runway after a hydraulic failure forced the plane to reroute for an emergency landing on Saturday.

There is an intermittent tapping noise from the motor of my 2007 Nissan Navara. It's pronounced on startup, then fades away when run for a short while. It re-emerges now and then. The motor is a 2.2 ...

I have taken my new Kia Cerato coupe back to my dealer because it has developed excessive lifter noise. The dealer has acknowledged there is a problem, but are unsure how to rectify it with Kia as ...