why does my e30 tick?

[ashton]

I dont understand why my e30 ticks, it has the right amount of oil and everything. It scares me. :(

[devon.818]

I dont understand why my e30 ticks, it has the right amount of oil and everything. It scares me. :(

Ita going to explode!

[DatUtahGuy]

Welcome to owning an E30.

[VRSTLE]

i have always had this problem as well is there no solution other that a full rebuild

[ttrousdell]

.01" of clearance

[devon.818]

i have always had this problem as well is there no solution other that a full rebuild

Oh my god people! It's an m20! They tick! If it bothers you then get a m50 or sell the car!

The head on my motor was rebuilt and yeah, still ticks

Valve adjustment will help, but won't eliminate it

[StereoInstaller1]

When it stops ticking it is time to worry.

[MR 325]

A noisy M20 is a happy M20.

[delfin]

A noisy M20 is a happy M20.

Unfortunately not the same story for the transmission.

[blefevre]

Yep, an engine designed 30+ years ago will tick. The fact that people are surprised is what scares me.

[rares]

i love it when it ticks... it's like music... haha

[slammin.e28]

A noisy M20 is a happy M20.

I always thought of the ticking as the M20 trying to kill itself. It is an M20, after all. I'd hate to have a timing belt too....

[Stephen]

An OCD valve adjustment and head from the machine shop is still noisy. embrace it. i <3 my m20

[downforce22]

i was just annoyed that when i down shifted and took a turn on the inside lane of my buddy that after the fact he described my car as sounding "like an angry sowing machine"

[StereoInstaller1]

I drove these cars straight off the truck to my stereo shop, before the customer ever even saw them.

They ticked new.