My experience is that a long pause in usage makes the valves/lifters noisy.
And it can take a good half hour or more, on WBX, till they turn quiet
again. But it was never a reeason to replace anything.
your mileage may vary....

Raimund
Afraid of valve noise since 1998

Am 02.04.2026 um 20:43 schrieb Mark McCulley:
> Has anyone replaced lifters on their Vanagon? I have one that is very noisy.
>
> -Mark
> '87 Syncro Westy