Ticking noise

[SpeedInfusion]

sounds like lifters for some reason, coming from passenger side of the hood, i cant tell...

[bigred318]

how many miles are on the engine? my 325i started to get a tick, that i pretty much traced to lifter tick... but there are always other options

David

[korsion]

Originally Posted by SpeedInfusion

sounds like lifters for some reason, coming from passenger side of the hood, i cant tell...

You can tell by checking a few things, is it worse in the morning or when you first start the car and then slowly it gets a bit better ?

If you give the car a good a hard run dooes it get louder ?

Is it worse at idle and as the revs and your speed builds it subsides ?

if you have answered yes to most these questions then yup id be going down the lifter route.

[SpeedInfusion]

it just happend randomly once, and now its gone lol , my car is like my g/f...so confusing....

[97alpineM3]

Check your oil... very common on high mileage E36s.... Its normal.. as long as you keep the oil level right.

This fall along the same lines as vanos noise.. it just happens with these engines...

Les

[SpeedInfusion]

Originally Posted by 97alpineM3

Check your oil... very common on high mileage E36s.... Its normal.. as long as you keep the oil level right.

This fall along the same lines as vanos noise.. it just happens with these engines...

Les

well good thing i dont have teh vanos then