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thnx TOONGA

hi guys, i am wondering if there is a ea 82 workshop manual available to download free ???, i have a 93 sportswagon and wish to have a fiddle ???

just turned over 7000 klms with 20 w 50 oil AND one litre of ATF, still no tick, the one litre of ATF was added after the oil on dipstick read full.

the EA-81 is a pushrod motor, adjustable tappets, they normally dont rattle, prob; the best most reliable car i ever owned since the old 186 holdens, [ going back a bit ], the EA82 is a hydraulic valve system, cant adjust tappets, they all great

i agree with u disco on the oil > air leaks, mine leaked around rocker covers, usual spot, when i used 10>30 oil, replaced gaskets >> new 20>50 fixed, i have rolled the dice, the car cost me [ wait for it ] $300, one may say u dont get much for $300, outa rego 2 years, prob; never started for same p...

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didn't check clearances or oil pressure, have tried thin [ rattles, leaks ] and thick oil, as mentioned in early post car had been idle in paddock for some time, AND had horrific lifter noise when i bought it, doesn't use oil or blow smoke, did 3 oil and filter changes in approx; 2000 klms, what rea...

ITS BACK , just done 4800 [ maybe read my previous posts ], and am back to square one, after oil pump refit etc etc, i am convinced now that the motor is not taking in air, [ cant spell airating ] i am sure it is a design fault with the EA82s in the oil galleys in the lifter area, [ too small ], aft...

i tried nulon, did work for 200klms, my previous comments are worth a look, ATF's the go.

A . PS No1 product for cracked heads is "Cargo Metalic Seal up" . Drain coolant and flush cooling system with straight fresh water . Drain that and pour a bottle of this in and refill the cooling system . I kid you not I've seen this stuff turn a car puffing steam out of its exhaust into a normal ca...

as i near pulled my hair out fixing the dreaded tick, new timing belts, mickey mouse seals, AND main oil pump seal is no big deal job, its all accessible with radiator out, BUT if all fails and still have the diesel acoustics, automatic transmission fluid is the answer, i had a EA81 1985 which i reg...

yes i changed the front shaft seal on the pump as well, it was a car that was sitting for 2 years in paddock, i nearly gave up on it and contemplated selling it to a wrecker, glad i didn't, if they start to rattle again i would give it another 500 mil; of ATF, the motor has done over 320,000, still ...

i finally sorted the noisy lifters in my EA82 sporstwagon, bought the wagon after sitting idle in a paddock, lifters were crazy, changed oil pump mickey mouse gasket, still happened after another 300 klms, [ all new 20w 50 oil ], i put 500 ml; automatic transmission oil in it, it fixed it near strai...