I know many soobs do it. Its that ticking. Mine used to go away after warm-up but now its constant. Is there any thing to fix it?

Thanks

Brian

try mmo , mine does the same thing 86 spfi a/t sedan , use a good oil + filter

Ive tried everything i can think of to rid my hatch of its ticking, I changed the oil, I put in magic marvel oil, and it still comes back every time I hit the freeway. I think it may be a stuck lifter or something. Sometimes MMO does work though, I believe it worked for Ed. I also hear the oil pump gaskets being bad may cause the noise? Good luck...

Do a search for "lifter noise" and you will come up with a lot of info - basically, your lifters aren't filling up completely, usually because your oil pump seals are bad but not always.

Ok thankyou for the help. It was quick too

if you need help i just did this about 2 weeks ago so i can do it in about 2 hours, start to finish. so if you need some help just ask.

 

Shean

besides the oil pump problem, there are pressure relief springs that tend to wear out after awhile. They loose their spring rate and become worn so then less oil pressure can get into the heads. They are located inside the heads and I believe you can access them by taking the valve covers off but I'm not sure.

my ea81 moter that I have all apart, doesn't appear to have any oil pressure release springs, atleast not that I recall, I may have not noticed them. :-\

I have a fairly decent aftermarket stereo in my 92 loyale and I find that the ticking slowly goes away as I increase the volume control.

 

 

actually, my subbie dosen't tick. It just has other problems

There's a similar thread to this on the New Generation forum that might give you a few different considerations. It was started by Sisu.

EA81 hydro's rarely tick from what I've seen and heard. Mine doesn't and the car wasn't very well cared for until I got a hold of it. It's the EA82's that tick - the pressure relief springs are an OHC thing only. The hydro lifters in the EA81 are in the block, not the heads.

 

GD

This EA82 ticks only when cold, for about 15 minutes. Then it more or less goes away.

I have a fairly decent aftermarket stereo in my 92 loyale and I find that the ticking slowly goes away as I increase the volume control.[/

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yes it does tend to do that in mine as well! I just feel bad. It sounds like it hurts poor subee.

Put in a quart of castrol dexron 3 ATF. My hatch won't run good without it. TIcking magically goes away as it lubricates and cleans the engine.

I'm serious...

I hope it doesn't hurt anything, as in my 92 Loyale, it ticks all the time.

...the ticking and boxer sound is what makes a Subaru a Subaru and isn't supposed to go away. It's been affectionately been referred to as "the maternal hum of a Subaru."

I am just taking a stab in the dark here as we didn't get the loyole model in New Zealand but I think you will find its your hydrualic lifters if you have an overhead cam ea82 engine.These can be ajusted and renewed and will quieten the motor to how it should be .Because of the subaru design the motors nead just a we bit more TLC to keep them quiet than other designs. The longer you leave it the worse it gets.IT is a curable problem.

 

Kevin

I know many soobs do it. Its that ticking. Mine used to go away after warm-up but now its constant. Is there any thing to fix it?

Thanks

Brian

I just wrote up an article on it, check the USRM, under Engine :-)

this is great i thought i was just stuck with the constant ticking. thanks for all the info.

my ea81 hydro ticks very loudly, and has for 20k miles now, i have tried everything. cept a new pump.

that car has 111 k miles on it,

i als o have an ea82 that ticked, last it ran, and had just started after i let a cousin borrow it for a summer =P its got 127k

i think its from poor maintenance,(both these cars had black black oil when i got them) if you dont change your oil enough, it will make your lifters crap out sooner than they should.