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I've got a 1999 Escort LX 2.0, 106k miles.
If I get a ticking only on cold starts, which goes away in about 20 seconds, is that a stuck lifter? It never happens on warm starts, only cold. I let the car sit a few days longer than normal (was carpooling) and started it up today and got a loud CLICK CLICK CLICK that lasted under a second before it reverted to its normal level ticking, which also went away within 20 seconds. Doesn't make a sound while warm other than the quiet sound the of injectors clicking off.
I know the car sat about a year before I bought it, so I'm thinking a stuck lifter. Just hoping it's not the dreaded valve seat gone south. My plan is to swap the head for a rebuilt this Fall but first I have to save to replace a damn cracked windshield..
If I get a ticking only on cold starts, which goes away in about 20 seconds, is that a stuck lifter? It never happens on warm starts, only cold. I let the car sit a few days longer than normal (was carpooling) and started it up today and got a loud CLICK CLICK CLICK that lasted under a second before it reverted to its normal level ticking, which also went away within 20 seconds. Doesn't make a sound while warm other than the quiet sound the of injectors clicking off.
I know the car sat about a year before I bought it, so I'm thinking a stuck lifter. Just hoping it's not the dreaded valve seat gone south. My plan is to swap the head for a rebuilt this Fall but first I have to save to replace a damn cracked windshield..