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Ticking on '05 Chevy Equinox




By nichole_land on Oct 23, 2009

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car has 105K miles. Starts ticking when it is started. After a couple of mins, ticking goes away. also a little white smoke coming from tail pipe. what could this be? is it driveable?
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Oct 23, 2009

- OK thanks for that answer. I did just get an oil change using heavier oil and a lucas treatment. Do i need to drive it a couple hundred miles before the oil gets through the system? If this doesn't work, do you think I need new lifters? How much does that typically costs?

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posted on Oct 23, 2009
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hotchevy1965

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THE TICKING NOISE IS VALVE LIFTERS.MOST OF THE TIME WHEN ENGINE OIL GETS DIRTY NEEDS OIL CHANGE.DIRT GETS IN LIFTERS THEN CAUSES THEM TO BE NOISEY.IF LIFTERS STAY NOISEY ALL THE TIME.THEY OR WORN AND NEED REPLACING.ITS NORMAL FOR CAR TO SMOKE A LITTLE WHITE SMOKE IN MORNING ON START UP.LONG AS IT DONT KEEP SMOKING IF SO.YOU HAVE HEAD GASKET LEAKING.
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