Clicking/Ticking

[Grant]

> From: Walter Ikamba <ikamba1 at yahoo.com>
> Date: October 13, 2005 10:25:11 PM EDT
> To: quattro at audifans.com
> Subject: clicking/ticking noise...'88 90Q...199k
>
Yep. Noisy lifters.  They will happily make that noise for 250,000 
miles.  Not to worry.
Grant
>
> there's a really worrisome ticking/clicking noise that i hear from my 
> car that suddenly disappears when the car warms up....i suspect it has 
> something to do with the lifter/springs on the valves....the noise is 
> louder when oil pressure is low during the heating up phase and then 
> disappears once the oil pressure is up and the cars heated up...anyone 
> any ideas...do i need an overhaul?? to replace the lifters??