Valve Timing Adjustment Actuator *A.K.A* Cold weather start problem

[Brandon002]

I'm confused too.

Does the tick happen before you start the car? Or does it only happen after you start the car?

[Takimo]

ya might try atf if theres any solution

[puddinboo]

maybe while hes starting the engine he gets a ticking noise which would be the battery doesn`t have enough juice to turn the engine over I don`t know if thats what he means or not just a guess.

[Brandon002]

That's what I was thinking too, but then he says while the engine is running, not dead. I'm getting a headache.

[puddinboo]

lol at brandon002

[bcredliner]

Originally Posted by Takimo

not sure about that i think its 5w30 syntetics

Let's tackle on thing at a time--If you don't know or can't find out what weight oil you have I would change the oil to an appropriate 0-40wt oil or at least a 5-40 wt oil. We need to know if that fixes the ticking noise when the engine first starts to run when it is cold started.

How many miles ago was the oil changed?

[Takimo]

was 6month ago last change.. will try to switch with higher oil weight and put some atf before oil change, but i doubt it will work

[bcredliner]

How many miles would you estimate you have driven in the last 6 months and what weight oil is in your X now? No one is suggesting you go to a heavier weight oil. We are suggesting a lighter weight oil unless that is what is in your X now.

The more miles on the oil and/or the heavier the weight oil the greater the likelihood you will hear a ticking noises when the X has been sitting overnight in cold weather.

If you let your X for 2-5 hours after you have driven it a block or two and then start it up do you hear the ticking noise?

If you record what you are hearing and post it on Youtube we would have a better idea what is going on.

[Takimo]

-not a lot, around 2000 miles
-i'll go to mecanic tomorrow
-less than 6 hours, theres will be no ticking noise on startup thats for sure
-i try to record the sound last winter, but the sound was not accurate, it didnt sound the same on video and in real life ... but if it can help i will record

[bcredliner]

Same question--what weight oil is in the engine?