Isnt that standard practice for all hydraulic lifters, I had a vw diesel in which anytime they were removed, I bled them down installed them and let them pump up. Otherwise the valves would kiss the pistons.

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2012 BMW X5 (Beef + Granite suspension model)

1995 E300D - The original humming machine (consumed by Flood 2017)
2000 E320 - The evolution (consumed by flood 2017)