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Old 01-18-2014, 07:37 PM   #50
mikeyg36


 
Drives: 2015 Z/28 #533
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Originally Posted by Townending View Post
Glad to hear this.



What is a Lifter, and what does it do?
A lifter is an engine component that "lifts" the pushrod that hits the rocker and opens the valves. Here's an animation:



The lifter issues are only in the L99 (automatic) engines due to the different design for Active Fuel Management. Only issue with mine was a loud AC compressor when under load which was replaced under warranty.
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