Ticking - Lifters - Sludge?
#1
Ticking - Lifters - Sludge?
I have been doing a bunch of reading.
I am looking at a 2000 a4 1.8q with 55k one owner.
Only noticealbe problem is ticking noise from (facing the car) right side mid engine point.
I have narrowed it down just from reading to either valves or lifters.
It is worth paying around 9-10k for a car that is making this noise? Miles are pretty low for a 2000 so I assume it's not something else major going on.
I read some people use a solvent to clean the sludge out and it semi works.
Next question is there a valve adjustment maintence on these cars, like a scheluded maintence?
Thanks
I am looking at a 2000 a4 1.8q with 55k one owner.
Only noticealbe problem is ticking noise from (facing the car) right side mid engine point.
I have narrowed it down just from reading to either valves or lifters.
It is worth paying around 9-10k for a car that is making this noise? Miles are pretty low for a 2000 so I assume it's not something else major going on.
I read some people use a solvent to clean the sludge out and it semi works.
Next question is there a valve adjustment maintence on these cars, like a scheluded maintence?
Thanks
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RE: Ticking - Lifters - Sludge?
lets look at this problem in a different way, a 5 year old car service to the book has 5,000 miles on the clock old folk like me don't drive much/ same car with 50,000 on the clock and service history, synthetic oil and regular filter changes in both cases ((( which car would you buy )))