[A4] Re: Strange Sounds

[Kent McLean]

"Zori and Richard Valasek" wrote:
> DID THE TIMING BELT, UPDATED TENSIONER, WATER PUMP NOT TOO LONG AGO.  THIS
> SOUND IS ONLY WITH THE FIRST FEW ACCELERATIONS EITHER WHEN COLD OR AFTER
THE
> CAR HAS SAT FOR AWHILE.  THANKS.

If it were a "tick, tick, tick" instead of a "clack, clack, clack",
I'd think it valve lifter noise. After sitting awhile, they lose their
oil. They are noisy for a minute or two after starting the car,
then once they get oil, they quiet down.

Kent
'94 100 S Avant
'89 200 TQ, "Bad Puppy"

P.S. Is your Shift key stuck?  :-)