If a lifter is stuck in the lifter bore and won't move, it has probably ruined the cam. The procedure would be to install a new cam and lifters.
Have the timing checked and adjusted by a mechanic. you may have to replace the lifter valves if they are getting stuck
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A stuck lifter or loose connecting rod.
You can't fix a bad lifter, replace the bad lifter with a new one.
Stuck hydraulic lifter.
A stuck lifter, a stuck rocker, a stuck valve, a messed-up cam drive timing and a valve impacting the piston head....
This is a toughie. First you have to decide which lifter it is then pull the rocker cover and find the rocker arm that has play in it. Then look at the lifter and where the push rod rides should be stuck down further in the lifter bore than the rest. Or press down on the inside and if it goes down over 1/8 inch and is springy the lifter is bad.
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2003 v6 90000 miles lifter tap for 3-5 min when i frist start it ? Purchase a can of Seafoam Motor Treatment and follow the directions on the can. This will free the stuck lifter. Seafoam helps liquefy gum and varnish deposits helping to quiet noisy valve lifter
You have to remove the cylinder head to access the lifters.
If a lifter is worn out you are not going to fix it, you will want to replace it with a new one.