Engine noise/rattle when starting up??

[pk2]

I got it to. Not always and for 5secs or less. All my better judgment said it was the lifters, still a little unnerving. You guy give me some peace of mind.

My experience with flat motors, lifters will drain there oil “cushion” out overnight. It takes a few seconds to get them pumped up again to where they behave like a shock absorber/tensioners for the valves.

Regards, PK

[ecswtrav]

If it is the valves clattering should the sound come and go? People who hear the thing start up in the cold think the cars in a bad way, including me - surely that can't be right? It really does make a racket which to me is not normal.

Can anything be done about this valve tick or chain slapping that isnt gonna cost a fortune. Thanks