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Message: <blockquote data-quote="carlsberg" data-source="post: 628713" data-attributes="member: 21454">a few days now with no hic-ups at cruising speed, the ignition leads i bought from Auto Bavaria were different to both spare sets i have here, the new ones have a metal fitting which looks like a suppresor of some kind- anyway, so far so good. i still have the stalling/rattle at startup after rest, i think ive narrowed it down to the hydraulic tappets/lifters sticking,  and perhaps the knock sensors retard the ignition thinking the vibration is from pinking therefore radicaly retarding the timing and inducing a stall.    today i going to put some additive in the oil, and next oil change i will try a semi synth...... the car was run on semi all its life, perhaps the 'dino oil' ive been using has gummed up the high mileage lifters.....  any suggestion for an oil with high detergent/cleaning properties?</blockquote>