volvo problem

jackadair schrieb:

With a diagnosis from several thousand kilometers away with so much information: Hydraulic Valve Adjustment. Can happen with older engines. Should disappear after a couple of minutes. Try a synthetic engine oil. Otherwise nothing to really worry about.

Joerg

hi jackadair Have you changed oil & filter lately as i believe most volvos have hydraulic tappets ( valve clearances ) & if the oil has become thick & sludgy as it does if left unchanged for a long time , then oil galleries get blocked & slight variations ( temp dependant ) can not work as they should hence ticking noise. in the worst case it may be the breaking up of the piston rings, has your car been emitting any signs of blue smoke from exhaust. let me know how you get on . kindest regards dj dave

"jackadair" wrote: > hello i have a volvo v40 19 td 1999 car runs and starts fine > but it has ganed a ticking sound on the engine what could this > be ?

Mine does it too (200K miles V70 2.5 LPT). stops after about a minute. never had a problem from a reliability POV