Hi i haven't really felt with many vw engines but have played with most
domestic brands and when i came across that loosness befor it has been
either of these three bad lifter,pushrod or a bent valve best to do a
compression check on that cylinder to rule out a bad/bent valve then check
pushrod roll on a table see if its bent/ broke and measure for proper length
and then check lifter. there is another possibility a bad/flattend lobe on
camshaft. Hope its just a valve adjustment issue

On Apr 25, 2011 10:25 AM, "Susie Ingham" <dingham605@aol.com> wrote:

 We finally got the exhaust put back on without any leaks :) Now we have a
knock in the engine near  cylinder #2. We took of the outer cover and looked
at the rocker arms. The second arm from the back on the passenger side  can
be pushed down about 1/4 inch or so by hand. The others cannot be moved. Is
it a bad lifter?
 We also have a pretty good loss of power when the engine is warmed up--
Hubby was flooring it, and it had  very little response. :( We took it for
an easy drive , about 10-15 minutes,no change.. we had just put in some
Techron in the gas,as per our mechanic's recommendation, then fixed the
exhaust leak and now this. My husband and I were talking about ghosts the
other day, he said he didn't believe in them... today he said he'd changed
his mind.

thanks for any  input!

Susie