# 2011 Hyundai Santa Fe - Ticks in time **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** hyundai\ **Created:** [February 17, 2020, 5:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-hyundai-santa-fe-ticks-in-time/158723 "2020-02-17T17:05:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![WendyBellinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/cdc98d/32.png) [@WendyBellinger](https://community.cartalk.com/u/WendyBellinger)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 5:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-hyundai-santa-fe-ticks-in-time/158723/1 "2020-02-17T17:05:19Z")
2011 hyundai santa fe ticking in time with rpm. Sounds like one cylinder, not all. Been doing this for a few months. Mileage 156,000. ---
**Author:** ![thegreendrag0n](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/thegreendrag0n/32/9265_2.png) [@thegreendrag0n](https://community.cartalk.com/u/thegreendrag0n)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 6:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-hyundai-santa-fe-ticks-in-time/158723/2 "2020-02-17T18:33:24Z")
the very first thing coming to my mind would be valve lash getting out of adjustment or if engine has hydraulic valve lifters - the lifter getting stuck either from age or from oil contaminants ---
**Author:** ![davepsinbox\_157004](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/73ab20/32.png) [@davepsinbox\_157004](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davepsinbox_157004)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2020, 9:22pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2011-hyundai-santa-fe-ticks-in-time/158723/3 "2020-02-17T21:22:24Z")
First thing I’d suggest is to check the oil. When was it last changed? How often?