Ticking valves

[Snejk]

jos 4 age Wrote:thank you for your advise. I wil check timing problem first and after that the valve lash. lets hope one of those things will cure the ticking
the valve lash will be checked by a toyota mechanic who works on cars in his free-time as I do not have the knowledge and plates. it will be a nice learning opportunity though :wink:
lets hope its just the valve lash for us snejk
cheers
Jos

apardal Wrote:and the last remove the oil pan and check crankshaft journals...

Apardal had it.. Just came from the mechanic, he needs to remove the oil pan and check the crankshaft, that's where my ticking sound comes from. A bit lower oil pressure was the second sign.

I bought the car like this and the ticking did not get any worse. The engine has only 150k km on it and the compression is great. It doesn't burn almost any oil. But a quick valve test tonight showed them to be in order, so the mechanic estimates around 100€ for the repair.