# Car makes a clicking sound

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-makes-a-clicking-sound/76738>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [January 16, 2013, 10:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-makes-a-clicking-sound/76738 "2013-01-16T22:21:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![mwkarrick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/51bf81/32.png) [@mwkarrick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mwkarrick)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2013, 10:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-makes-a-clicking-sound/76738/1 "2013-01-16T22:21:40Z")

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i have a 2001 saturn l200.on monday i went outside to start the car and i hard i clicking sound coming from motor i did have a new battery put in.as so i push on the gas a little bit i hear it clicking as soon the car werms up its stop clicking and i did have a oil change done

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**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2013, 10:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-makes-a-clicking-sound/76738/2 "2013-01-16T22:29:56Z")

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The first time it clicked, did the car start, or was a new battery needed? How many miles on the car? How often do you change the oil?? Sounds like two different “clicking” problems…

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**Author:** ![mwkarrick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/51bf81/32.png) [@mwkarrick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mwkarrick)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2013, 10:33pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-makes-a-clicking-sound/76738/3 "2013-01-16T22:33:22Z")

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yea the car start right [up.it](http://up.it) has about 140.000 miles

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**Author:** ![mwkarrick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/51bf81/32.png) [@mwkarrick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mwkarrick)\
**Post date:** [January 16, 2013, 10:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-makes-a-clicking-sound/76738/4 "2013-01-16T22:45:58Z")

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i change oil about every 3000 miles

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**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2013, 4:30am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-makes-a-clicking-sound/76738/5 "2013-01-17T04:30:58Z")

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I suspect your lifters.

I could be wrong, but I believe you have non-hydraulic mechanical lifters, set up to be pushed directly from the cam lobes and to push directly on the valve stems (no rocker arms) and I believe these have to be readjusted periodically. The adjustment is technically called “valvelash”.

The attached drawing should help undnerstand how it’s assembled.  
[http://www.autopartslib.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/ToyotaPaseo2.2LDOHCEngineComponentsPartsDiagram\_thumb.jpg](http://www.autopartslib.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/ToyotaPaseo2.2LDOHCEngineComponentsPartsDiagram_thumb.jpg)

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**Author:** ![mwkarrick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/51bf81/32.png) [@mwkarrick](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mwkarrick)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2013, 5:51am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/car-makes-a-clicking-sound/76738/6 "2013-01-17T05:51:04Z")

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well i went to shop today thay told me it was lifter…he said put some lucas oil trement in it…the motor oil i use 5w30 mobil1