Tick! Tick! Tick!

[gazal]

Hey guys, when i brought the car it didn't make much noise at all, but now for some reason its making a tick, tick, noise. Only does this when the engine is cold. Could it be my belts or something?

Edited April 7, 2008 by gazal

[evil_weevil]

Checked your oil?

[gazal]

Yeah i have, just replaced the oil about 2 weeks ago.. It sounds like the belt or something not sure....

Edited April 7, 2008 by gazal

[HotPlates]

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.

[Baconer]

wouldnt the ticking only start when oil is warm if it was to do with the viscosity? That was the sound i heard after using Mobil1 0w 30

[(B1) MR_fanny]

its probably sticky lifters. mine got noisy at 85,000kms

[gazal]

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

Edited April 7, 2008 by gazal

[HotPlates]

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.

Edited April 7, 2008 by HotPlates

[mid life crisis]

i bet its a loose or broken bolt holding the exaust manifold on or a blown manifold gasket

[gazal]

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

[Sarumatix]

tick tick tick... gonna be a sticky lifter. Learn to live with it.

[autoworx]

its probably a lifter

you can try thicker oil

lifter free . get it at repco etc

or rip it open and replace the lifter(s)

[QUICKY]

maybe its the ticking of the injectors? if thats the case its normal dude. maybe now that the weather is getting colder its slightly louder?

[gazal]

Cool, thanks guys might give another oil a try and see what happens..