TICKING NOISE - ENGINE COMPARTMENT
 

ON THE DRIVERS SIDE, I HAVE NOTICED A SMALL TICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WHEN RUNNING? IT SEEMS TO GET QUICKER THE FASTER I AM GOING? ANY SUGGESTIONS. IT'S JUST A SMALL TICKING NOISE, NOT A KNOCKING NOISE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT? THOUGHTS? SUGGESTIONS? THANKS IN ADVANCE!

RE: TICKING NOISE - ENGINE COMPARTMENT
 

Almost like a lifter noise?
What does it look like under the oil cap?

RE: TICKING NOISE - ENGINE COMPARTMENT
 

It comes and goes? Sometimes it makes the noise sometimes it doesn't? But I do hear it more often than not. From what I see under the oil cap everything seems fine? What should I be looking for?

RE: TICKING NOISE - ENGINE COMPARTMENT
 

Sometimes people don't change teh oil enough and sludge builds up which later leads to more problems.

I think the pan o-rings are going bad.
After it has been running for a while pull the dipstick and see if there is air bubbles on it.

RE: TICKING NOISE - ENGINE COMPARTMENT
 

Thanks once again for sharing your knowledge and wisdom. I will do that this weekend. We have been bombarded with snow and it's not supposed to let up until 7PM tomorrow [:@]

RE: TICKING NOISE - ENGINE COMPARTMENT
 

I put a little bit of Lucas Oil's Engine Oil Treatment in there today and so far so good, the noise went away after about 15 minutes and has yet to be heard again :: knocking on wood ::

RE: TICKING NOISE - ENGINE COMPARTMENT
 

Good luck most likely it will come back.
I made a post about replacing them.
On the S80 the front of the subframe has to come down though.

RE: TICKING NOISE - ENGINE COMPARTMENT
 

THANKS TECH, I WILL CHECK OUT THAT POST, SUB-FRAMECOME DOWN...UGH...LOL