Before the implementation of hydraulic lifters to keep the engine's valves in proper working order, regular adjustment was required to maintain the critically necessary clearance in the valvetrain.

In this video, a valve lash adjustment is performed on a 1995 GMC Suburban's 5.7L engine while the motor is running to address a persistent ticking noise. The ticking sound is suspected to be caused ...

Under a tree, in a remote corner of the earth, there is a guy adjusting his hydraulic valve lash with the valve cover off and the engine running. Yes, it's true. We've seen it. Proof is that you can ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Dear Tom and Ray: I drive a 1995 Ford Probe with roughly 138,000 miles on it. According to my mechanic, the rattlelike noise I hear as I drive is the result ...