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  1. Lifter oil supply at startup and incline parking

    Dodge Challenger Mechanical Problems and Questions
    When parking on a slight incline is is better to park nose uphill or nose downhill? Oil gets to the back lifters last on startup? Would parking nose uphill be healthier for the lifters? Seems like parking nose uphill would have the oil settle more at the back of the engine?

  2. Challenger R/T 1/2 a quart too much can cause lifter tapping?

    Oil Change - Lubrication - Fluids
    Sometime after an oil change I started noticing a faint typewriter like tapping for around 10 minutes on cold start until the car got to operating temp. After it gets warm the tapping stops the mechanic put 7 1/2 quarts instead of 7 of 5w20 Mobil1 synthetic. I read that higher oil level can...
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