# Help~Engine Ticking BAD

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-engine-ticking-bad/245142>\
**Category:** Shift518 Automotive\
**Created:** [July 1, 2009, 6:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-engine-ticking-bad/245142 "2009-07-01T06:27:44Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 1, 2009, 5:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-engine-ticking-bad/245142/119 "2009-07-01T17:17:40Z")

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> [@the latest gymnastics recap lol](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/the-latest-gymnastics-recap-lol/14971/154):
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> Totally wrong, don’t anyone listen to this guy. Don’t beat on your engine until the temp gauge has been in the normal operating range for at LEAST a few minutes.

thank you.

technically, you should wait even a bit after that. that is COOLANT temp, not OIL temp. if the oil isn’t as warm as it should be, its still abusing it.

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