My mechanic did that recently - added some ATF (a pint?) to the engine oil
and let it idle for an hour beside his shop. Drained it, refilled with
good oil and it was �good to go.�

I still find that if it sits for more than a week, though, it starts
clattering again (not so bad). The �easy� fix now is to drive until it is
fully warmed up (20 minutes?) and then let it cool down completely - at
least 20 minutes - and then start it up and go. That seems to make the
lifter noise go away. One theory put forward by a mechanic friend is that
all the parts were getting to equal temperature and cooling together. Who
knows why it works, but it works.

�r

On 2015-07-02, 6:43 PM, "Vanagon Mailing List on behalf of PSD"
<vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com on behalf of psdooley@VERIZON.NET> wrote:

>Anybody try a little ATF in their oil?  That's the prescribed method to
>quite them down in other vehicles.