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alckc -> 98 VDP loud ticking sound on cold start up (6/8/2008 10:30:54 PM)
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New to the board. I have a98 VDP with 132,000 miles. I have a ticking sound from the engine upon a cold start up or when the car has been sitting for a few hours. I took my car into the shop for another issue (mysterious disappearing coolant). The mechanic advised me that the ticking could be a fractured tensioner and showed me an oem first generation with crack. He said that it will cost about $800 for him to take off the valve covers and inspect the tensioner and if the tensioner is bad then it will be about $1,200 to fix.
I purchased the car a few years ago with 110, 000 miles. Got a clean bill of health from the same shop, but different mechanic. Oddly, when I took it in for inspection prior to purchase I asked about the tensioner. The person then said that with so many miles, the tensioner has probably been already replaced. The first mechanic was correct. I took off the covers this weekend. The tensioners are metal with the plastic glides. I did not see any cracks on the base or wearing of the plastic glides.
If it is not the tensioners, what else should I look for. The car runs great and at this point, I do not what to pay $800 dollars for the mechanic to tell me that the tensioners are fine. Can it be the programming on the ECM?
Thanks in advance.
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