A couple of years ago, before learning of BITOG, I sold a '90 Toyota Camry V6. I bought this car 6 years earlier as a beater. The car sat on the dealer's used car lot for nearly a year - it was traded by the original (yes, female) owner when the timing belt broke (original belt @ 90K miles). Upon taking possession, it was obvious that the previous owner didn't do much (if any) maintenance. I replaced the plugs, wires, coolant (drained out big pieces of rust and was clearly depleted). I suspect everything (fluids included) on the car was factory fill after it's first 8 years - hopefully not the oil.
One thing the car always had was a pronounced tick-tick-tick - like a lifter. The sound would vary in intensity, a bit louder when cold. The one thing that I found odd, was whenever I did an OC the engine was perfectly quiet when initially started (after drain/fill/filter) and would remain quiet for a few minutes. The ticking always came back.
In retrospect, I think this car would have been a great test for ARX - clearly neglected. Since selling the car for peanuts, I've learned it's still running (ticking and all).
My question is what was causing the ticking, and why did it go away with the new oil. This has bothered me for some time....
One thing the car always had was a pronounced tick-tick-tick - like a lifter. The sound would vary in intensity, a bit louder when cold. The one thing that I found odd, was whenever I did an OC the engine was perfectly quiet when initially started (after drain/fill/filter) and would remain quiet for a few minutes. The ticking always came back.
In retrospect, I think this car would have been a great test for ARX - clearly neglected. Since selling the car for peanuts, I've learned it's still running (ticking and all).
My question is what was causing the ticking, and why did it go away with the new oil. This has bothered me for some time....
