Ticking

Sal · Post by **Sal** » February 12th, 2007, 12:31 am

there is ticking sound that happenes for a very short time when i turn my car on after being parked for awhile. doen anybody have an idea.

thanx sal...

mx3autozam · Post by **mx3autozam** » February 12th, 2007, 12:49 am

ya its your hla's(lifters) or friction gears it is normal on startup especially in cold weather oil is thick and doesn't circulate as well untill it warms up. same will go for any car!

oh I see your from Toronto. I suggest taking a look in the Toronto section and possibly coming to our annual meet and you can see some really nice mx3's

Sal · Post by **Sal** » February 12th, 2007, 12:52 am

thanx alot.....is it something i should worry about or no..?

mx3autozam · Post by **mx3autozam** » February 12th, 2007, 12:59 am

i wouldn't unless it continues after a few minutes and doesn't stop. just make sure you use 5w30 oil and regularly change it and check it like once a week and make sure its not low. aslo when its cold don'
t be reving the hell out of it.that will make it worse as well as many other things!

Sal · Post by **Sal** » February 12th, 2007, 1:04 am

got'cha thanx for the tip...

driving in cold weather is nice, when the car is warmed up u can actually feel the difference specially when u have a cold air intake...lol

mx3autozam · Post by **mx3autozam** » February 12th, 2007, 1:12 am

Sal wrote:got'cha thanx for the tip...

driving in cold weather is nice, when the car is warmed up u can actually feel the difference specially when u have a cold air intake...lol

yep...if you have any other concerns just post them up or search,'m sure its been covered!