lifter tick

[kentmclean at comcast.net]

Grant Lenahan wrote:
> Rick Cone wrote:
> > My 89 Audi 200 has a rather noisy lifter tick.  I "fixed" it with a  
> > quart of Lucas, but what is the real fix?  
>
> ignore it - it does no harm

What he said. Some people have reported that the tick is
lessened or goes away with a different weight of oil, or 
even a different brand of the same weight.  

Low oil level will exacerbate the problem, so keep it 
topped up.

--
Kent McLean
'99 A4 Avant
'91 200 20V Avant
'94 100 Avant, now with SO's son
'91 200 20V Avant, up in flames
'89 200 10V sedan, up in smoke