Why will the m42 not stop ticking?!

[duleymane///iS]

The chain tick will go away just like that? I know my cam gears are worn, but i would think I could see some sort of debris after a year of driving like this in the oil pan(BTW the crank and everything looked immaculate ;) ) once the car heats up no more click, I would like to give more details on click: At first i believed the click to be RPM related but its not. Its more throttle related if I coast in 4th at around 1300rpm and give the car throttle (over 50%) it will click, i can be doing the same speed but in 2nd at around 3300 RPM i give throttle... No Click.. maybe I am dumb, or crazy just after a year the noise has not gotten worse nor gone away

[torell]

it can be even a cranck bearing, dying idler sprocket, chain slapping on rail or lifters. Do first what is easier to replace. Fierstly i would clean lifters (tear them to 2 pieces wash them fill with clean oil and set it back) Some say it's an m42 charm the thicking noise i think its poor maintenance of PO's

[roguetoaster]

Once the car is warmed up you cannot reproduce the click no matter the throttle percentage/RPM? If it really does go away when the car is warm then it could be lifters, but I've not heard of them being a frequent issue.

[duleymane///iS]

No when the car is warmed up it is still there, and interesting on the other ideas, I really wanna just nut up and do VW lifters

[roguetoaster]

Well, just go for it, they aren't too expensive. Sixteen VW lifters run about $150 here, closer to $200 there with taxes I would imagine. It's a good excuse to inspect the cam bearings and cams themselves.