4 Reasons Why Your Car Ticks When Cold and What To Do

The noise goes away entirely after about 30s and the car seems to drive normally. It does *not* do it on subsequent starts during the day, only ...

I can't hear it from inside the car, only when I'm outside and only occasionally. Born and raised in So Cal, lived in England for a few years, ...

One of the reasons they will tick so easy is because you all use that ... I have NEVER paid EVER for car or bike repair of ANY KIND and can ...

A failing tensioner can cause a clicking or ticking noise on cold starts due to the tensioner's inability to maintain proper tension on the belt ...

You could try a Seafoam treatment and see if that helps, if not, I wouldn't really lose any sleep over it. As for the coolant, the water pump to ...

Well, the other day my roommate and I had to go out and get some things in town so we took my car. ... I was used to hearing it every cold start ...

Also, if it's really cold weather, and you do have a sticky lifter, it will accentuate the condition. If you haven't done an oil change in a ...

Not exclusive to VW, pretty much all modern DI engines, or even engines in general, make unusual noises when cold, because things are heating up ...

Ticking noise that occurs when first cranking the car can be caused by several issues. The most common issue is a problem with a hydraulic ...

There are a lot of things that can tick until the engine is warmed up, bearings, belts, PCV valve... a small exhaust leak is notorious.

Check your oil level. You're right at the point where these engines start burning excessive amounts of oil due to a faulty piston ring design.

Take the serpentine belt off and start the car for a second and if the noise persists it is something in the engine, if the noise goes away ...

Could be quite a few different things. Starting it cold for 10 seconds with surpentine belt removed should eliminate a spinning component ...

The dealer said it's normal for the lifters to sound like that at startup when the engine is cold. Is this normal or do I have a lifter going ...

Pull off the vacuum line that goes to it and plug the end with a screw. Then start the car and see if it makes the noise. In general, for ...

try hand cranking the motor with the car in gear (while in the air of course) and see if you can hear it with the engine off. also, if a starter ...

Basically the car has a loud ticking sound that can be heard with the ... the noises, but the ExST doesn't for some reason. I can still hear ...

I get a crackling sound when starting up cold as well, I think ... make a little noise because it just does it for a second. Please let ...

A lot of overhead cam cars do that. It shouldn't cause any damage. 665 -- Neighbor of the Beast.

This video includes a brief description of how a hydraulic valve lifter works and what sometimes causes lifter "tick".