Re: Ticking noise

[William Murin <murinw@cs.uwp.edu>]

Dan:

My '87 4kq also "ticks" from time to time.  Best explanation I've gotten 
so far was that it is the lifters--car has almost 162,000 on it.  
Interesting enough, it tends to tick a little more frequently and a 
little louder when it gets near to the 3000 miles oil change interval.  
That's one of the ways I can tell it is getting to be time to change the 
oil & filter.

The independent mechanics as well as the Audi folks who have looked at it 
over the years all tell me the same thing--ain't no big deal.  As long as 
you aren't burning oil (my burn rate is less than 1 qt between changes 
which are always between 3000 and 3500 miles) and there is no apparent 
engine problems just live with it.  So I am.

Bill Murin 

On Wed, 8 Jan 1997, Dan Simoes wrote:

> > Once in a while on my 87 4000Q, I hear a ticking noise from the engine that
> > is louder than normal.  Has anyone else experienced this or have any ideas
> > what this is from?
> 
> a) lifters
> b) vacuum pump
> c) exhaust manifold
> 
> | Dan |
>