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Loud lifters ticking at cold start


Random Lifter Tick on Cold startup - causes?? | BobIsTheOilGuy

Your engine may be stopping at a different spot every day. This will load a lifter more than other times. If is has a bit of leakdown, you'll ...

Loud lifters ticking at cold start, is this normal? - Rennlist

The lifters are hydraulic and one or more are failing to pump up in time -- usually this is caused by poor oil change intervals or low quality oil.

Cold start ticking noise on cold start lasting around 10-15 seconds ...

Because of that you can get ticking noises from the valves or a little bit of piston slap due to the thermal contraction of parts within the ...

Lifter tick when cold but... | S-10 Forum

Cold tick often happens with excess lash , wear or sticky hydraulic lifter. Reused and mixed parts during rebuild can wear in more, and a ...

Lifter Noise on Cold starts. - EricTheCarGuy

The noise is due to the lack of oil on the top end. Only suggestion I can offer ( not with standing the possibility of faulty lifters ) Switching to a high ...

What causes ticking noise after an engine cold start? - Quora

The oil has run out of the lifters during cool-down. When you start the engine up, the oil pressure has to pump the lifters back up again.

Cold Start, Valve Lifter noise - YouTube

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

Engine ticking when cold untill warmed up? Please help | S-10 Forum

If the noise continues throughout, it is NOT a lifter but could be a broken piston skirt or a bad rod bearing. *NOTE - THIS IS INFORMATION I ...

Lifter noise on cold start normal? - Jeep Forum

It made a really loud valve tapping noise. This only happened on start up and quieted down right away. Is this normal for below freezing weather?

Cold Start lifter tick | Ram Rebel Forum

That's normal for a Hemi, called the Hemi tick. After the engine has set awhile then oil drains off the lifters. On cold start the lifters are a ...

Lifter/cold start | Dodge Challenger Forum

A light noise is usually caused by excessive leak-down around the unit plunger, or by the plunger partially sticking in the tappet body cylinder ...

Tapping/ticking when starting my truck in the cold.

A good bet is that it is the lifters making noise until the cold oil gets circulating up to them. But, there are various causes for ticking and tapping noises.

Noisy lifters at start-up - TDIClub Forums

When the car sits for a long time, the oil slowly gets out of the lifters; hence when you restart, it takes some time for them to fill up again. When it's cold, ...

Piston slap or lifter noise on cold startup - LS1Tech.com

the piston expands when hot, that's why it goes away or gets quieter. Just thought you guys should know. basically it means the clearance ...

Lifter tick on cold start | 5thGenRams Forums

A loud lifter noise (clattering is what i call it) is not however normal and the vehicle will make it if it sits for an extended amount of time ...

Distinct ticking noise on cold start. - Porsche 718 Forum

This increased clearance could be audible as "valve ticking", is absolutely normal and should disappear after a short period of time. It is ...

Cold start lifter tick - Chevrolet Forum - Chevy Enthusiasts Forums

1999 - 2006 (GMT800) - Cold start lifter tick - What is the best way to protect my top end on my Chevy 5.3 cold start seemed pretty rough ...

Lifter noise cold start | BinderPlanet.com

Clean, working lifters and correct bore diameter in relation to lifter wall is the only thing that will prevent this. Too heavy an oil just ...

Cold Start Ticking/Knocking | Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra Forum

Aerated oil in the valve lifter body, resulting in the valve lifter being unable to purge the air quickly. ... A low engine oil level or incorrect ...

Ticking noise under cold start,then goes away. | LS1GTO Forums

I guess it could be a loose rocker and once warmed up corrects the lash but I am having a bad feeling its a bad lifter that then pumps back up ...