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lifter)..i checked compression on all 4 cylinder it was 155lbs.what

 
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i have atapping sound (maybe a lifter) in the top of the engine. i checked compression on all 4 cylinder it was 155lbs.what do you think?

 

Country: United States
Make: Saab
Model: 9-3 2.0T
Year: 2002

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Expert:  mike kelly replied 338 days and 12 hours ago.

Hi,how are you?With good compression on all cylinders and the sound coming from the top,this is consistent with a lifter that is getting weak and is not priming correctly.

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