[s-cars] ticking - should I worry?

[Floyd Noel]

I live in the north bay area, so it doesn't get too chilly. In a  
couple of weeks I'm moving to a house with a two car garage, so she'll  
be parked inside. Mobil 1 synthetic 10W-30? Is there any other special  
considerations for oil or other fluid changes? TIA

R/S
Floyd Noel
Sgt/USMC

On Oct 31, 2007, at 7:19 AM, Tom Green <trgreen at comcast.net> wrote:

> Probably lifter noise?  Check the oil level since the lifters are
> sensitive to oil
> quantity.  With the small sump the level should be kept at the full
> mark.  I would
> highly recommend synthetic oil since the regular oils tend to coke in
> the high
> turbo temperatures.  See the owners manual chart for proper oil grade
> and wt.--
> the 0 and 5W stuff is not appropriate for this engine unless you
> expect very low
> temperatures.  The summer multi-grades usually work well in Southern
> CA year
> round.  You may have to compromise some if you park outside in areas
> that get
> cold at night but you need the protection for freeway driving in the
> afternoon by
> a little more easy driving until temps come up.
>
> If the lifter noise continues, some engine oil change prep cleaner
> may help
> remove deposits that are probably causing the sticky hydraulic
> lifters.  There
> are lots of products and home remedies for lifter noise.  YMMV
>
> Tom
>
>
>> Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 23:12:08 -0700
>> From: "Floyd Noel" <floyd.noel at gmail.com>
>> Subject: [s-cars] ticking- should i worry?
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>> Tried reading the faq's, etc, for info on this, but today after some
>> spirited driving, I started hearing a ticking sound at idle. The
>> engine still seems to run just fine, so I was hoping for some help.
>> TIA
>> R/S
>> Floyd Noel
>> SGT/USMC
>>
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