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The ticking sound can usually be rectified with a higher viscosity (thicker) oil. Many cars of all makes with higher kms usually make a ticking sound. Subaru's are especially renowned for this. How many kms on the car and did the ticking occur once you changed the oil?

I doubt it would be your belts as the sound wouldn't go away once the engine is warmed up.

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The ticking sound can usually be rectified with a higher viscosity (thicker) oil. Many cars of all makes with higher kms usually make a ticking sound. Subaru's are especially renowned for this. How many kms on the car and did the ticking occur once you changed the oil?

I doubt it would be your belts as the sound wouldn't go away once the engine is warmed up.

Ah i see, i brought the car at 102,000k and now its done 106,000k. The oil that i used was motul turbo light, is there a way to reduce the noise? I like it when the motor is quiet.. An also i did not hear the tick once the oil was change it was not until weeks after

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Reduce the noise by changing the oil to what it was before basically. Also now that we are approaching winter your car will get even noisier on start up. This is normal. You learn to live with it, but you can reduce the noise with the right oil imo.

Don't get 0W-xx viscosity. You don't need it. Good for revving out easy but too thin and by rule of thumb will be the noisiest. If you go by the Nissan handbook, they recommend their patented 7.5W (for everything!), but that oil breaks down easy (semi synthetic). I found Motul 4100 degraded quickly too (also semi synthetic). Motul Chrono 300V was much nicer to the ears and engine. Expensive stuff though. It is a case of sticky lifters/tappets and some cars are more prone than others. In my experience it has been an oil thing and has a direct correlation with the outside temperature as you will notice.

This is just from my experience and of various mechanics recommendation.

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Cool, thanks for the feedback guys.. So what is it? the oil or the gasket? i dont know much about cars and if there's something wrong i'll take it to a workshop. I rather find out what could be wrong with it so that if i do take it to a workshop i don't come out with a new car..haha

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