# Tapping under the hood **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** sportage, kia\ **Created:** [January 21, 2010, 4:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tapping-under-the-hood/42937 "2010-01-21T04:07:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![teenchanic09](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/teenchanic09/32/1210_2.png) [@teenchanic09](https://community.cartalk.com/u/teenchanic09)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2010, 4:07am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tapping-under-the-hood/42937/1 "2010-01-21T04:07:53Z")
Hello fellow car talk members. I have a @001 Kia Sportage i think close to or just over 80k in miles. every morning when i first start the car up it knocks/taps like crazy but once it starts to warm up it runs fine. im thinking it might be the lifters or something? cloud they be loose or sticking? please help ---
**Author:** ![wentwest](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/wentwest/32/6073_2.png) [@wentwest](https://community.cartalk.com/u/wentwest)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2010, 5:14am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tapping-under-the-hood/42937/2 "2010-01-21T05:14:51Z")
Change your oil and be sure you use the correct weight for the temperature where you live. Also, change the filter, and buy a name brand filter, not the El Cheapo you find somewhere. ---
**Author:** ![teenchanic09](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/teenchanic09/32/1210_2.png) [@teenchanic09](https://community.cartalk.com/u/teenchanic09)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2010, 1:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/tapping-under-the-hood/42937/3 "2010-01-21T13:24:52Z")
i normally get the um i think theyre called edge or something its the orange ones you get from autozone and i always have them look up the weight it needs