Ticking

[VR6_ROB]

when i started the car up this morning it was makin a ticking noise louder then normal i cud hear it when drivin so i gave it a blast down the bypass near me n its quietened down

what is it tappets?

[Veedubgt18v]

yeah could be, try an oil change

[monzablue16v]

whilst changing the oil bang in some engine flush with your old filter still on goes in blue and comes out black really good stuff, and go to a vw dealer and buy new copper washers, don't thread the sump bolt tho  what oil do you guys use I have a 16v which is currently on mineral oil but may change again as the tapping noise is worse now than before. Any recomendations??

[Veedubgt18v]

yeah vw synta silver is what i use dont use gold its to thin

[AudiA8Quattro]

Gold is fine, its not to thin, try mobile 1 for thin oil 

[VR6_ROB]

i dunno what oil i put in last i was runnin low and its all i had no label on it it was green though so i will buy some good stuff
and flush it all out

[Veedubgt18v]

Gold is fine, its not to thin, try mobile 1 for thin oil

yeah i use it for frying my bacon.........

[AudiA8Quattro]

tasty 

[solarized]

Had same noisy tappets problem when cold. Did an oil change, with flush, used a VAG oil filter, and filled up with castrol magnatec - no more noisy tappets!