Noisy Lifters at 11k?

Eyvind Spangen eyvind.spangen at c2i.net
Mon Aug 21 12:36:55 EDT 2000


On Sun, 20 Aug 2000 21:12:33 -0400, you wrote:

>I was driving the A4 today when I noticed lifter noise upon
>cold startup. Lifter noise on a car w/ only 11k miles? What's
>going on? This is the third oil change after the factory fill,
>each time w/ Mobil 1 10W30. I am concerned about lifter noise
>in a very new car. Any thoughts? I am more concerned if it is
>an exhaust tick.

Are you sure it's not injector ticking? I've heard the fuel injectors
ticking on almost new cars too, and almost all brands.. VW, Audi, BMW,
Toyota, Nissan etc.

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