AHHH The Ticking !!

[Driftin_240sx]

ok i was just at the shop with my car and we were talking about the ticking from the valves, from what i heard the valvues on a SOHC were hydrolic.. now the motor i put in my car was im sure sitting for a while, now if i run the motor for a wile is it possible that the valves will fill back up and stop ticking?

david

[deviousKA]

yes. make sure you have the proper amount of oil in your engine, not to much not to little. when you start it, its going to be loud. run it a 2000 rpm untill the ticking stops (5-15min). that is the procedure for bleeding the lifters. if the lifters continue to click some may be damaged. is the engine rebuilt? there is a very good chance some may be bad if they are not all brand new or low mileage