M60 ticking when cold

[Hanselhoff]

Hey Guys,

As its started to get colder up here, somedays the engine(m60) has a ticking that soiunds like the valves, sat is was louder than b4..but when the car warms up its fine..no noise at all
Ive searched about valve timing and i can't relate much, i think its coming from the left side of the engine..

what should i do..its only gonna get colder up here..i wanna stop it before it gets really cold

Thank you

[xatlas0]

Since the M60 has hydraulic lifters, it is very dependent on oil type and viscosity. May be time to change to a different oil weight.

[de Witt]

Since the M60 has hydraulic lifters, it is very dependent on oil type and viscosity. May be time to change to a different oil weight.

Particularly considering the cold climate, no? The cold temps exaggerate the valvetrain noise. My S38s sound like a diesel in the winter when they first crank, a lot is due to the mechanical lifters.

Drop to an 0W30 synthetic.

[MacR]

I had the same thing.. I dropped to a 1w30 (i think) and it vanished.