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Old 07-25-2004, 03:13 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Lifters means hydraulic lifters

No question You are literally correct .But in the USA most folks just say "lifters" when they mean hydraulic lifters which "self adjust" the valve clearance.The things Nissan calls"lifters"are usually called shims or spacers in the USA.I guess they have to be reshimmed every 15000-30000 miles or so.Everyone who does their own valve adj prefers the threaded adj bestatchess mentions.It is almost impossible to "shade tree mechanic" the shims because you need a huge number of them.Charlie
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