# VR6 ticking HELP
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/vr6-ticking-help/48587
**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive
**Created:** [May 16, 2008, 10:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/vr6-ticking-help/48587 "2008-05-16T22:02:54Z")
**Posts on this page:** 9
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### Author:  [@95VDUB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/95VDUB)
#### Post date: [May 16, 2008, 10:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/vr6-ticking-help/48587/1 "2008-05-16T22:02:54Z")
So two weeks ago my car overheated cause my radiator decided to take a crap on me. So It has been about two weeks now and all the new radiator and parts are in and coolent is full. So when I started it up it had this really loud ticking noise. I let it run for about 5 min and no change. Any opinions on what it could be?
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### Author:  [@Coldaccord](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Coldaccord)
#### Post date: [May 16, 2008, 10:09pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/vr6-ticking-help/48587/2 "2008-05-16T22:09:45Z")
did it overheat?
do you need to adjust the valves
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### Author:  [@95VDUB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/95VDUB)
#### Post date: [May 16, 2008, 10:11pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/vr6-ticking-help/48587/3 "2008-05-16T22:11:37Z")
Yes overheated.
Why would that make it so I have to adjust the valves?
BTW it does sound like a valve tick but very loud.
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### Author:  [@psychopjv](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/psychopjv)
#### Post date: [May 17, 2008, 4:49am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/vr6-ticking-help/48587/4 "2008-05-17T04:49:45Z")
check oil?
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### Author:  [@MidgeX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/MidgeX)
#### Post date: [May 17, 2008, 7:07am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/vr6-ticking-help/48587/5 "2008-05-17T07:07:46Z")
yeah check oil change oil, maybe its our timing chain :gotme:
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### Author:  [@Haenszel](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Haenszel)
#### Post date: [May 17, 2008, 7:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/vr6-ticking-help/48587/6 "2008-05-17T07:29:34Z")
stuck lifter probably. Swollen from the heat and it got imbedded into the head.
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### Author:  [@Mr\_T](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mr_T)
#### Post date: [May 17, 2008, 10:20am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/vr6-ticking-help/48587/7 "2008-05-17T10:20:10Z")
how long was the car overheating for? Pull the valve cover off and check for oil sludge, because its probably everywhere including around the valves and lifters. My mx6 overheated back in the day and i didn’t notice it overheating for maybe 5 minutes. After that the car ran fine but never stopped ticking like a diesel truck. When i did a tune up i pulled the valve cover off and there was sludge everywhere.I did my best to clean it out and motor flushed it multiple times but it never really went away. I was going to just replace the head eventually but never did and ended up selling the car.
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### Author:  [@95VDUB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/95VDUB)
#### Post date: [May 17, 2008, 7:44pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/vr6-ticking-help/48587/8 "2008-05-17T19:44:20Z")
over heated for like 5 min def not the chain my cousins bmw had the same ticking noise and it was just the valves needing to be adjusted. Oil is fine but I am still gunna change it.
Dont think it is a stuck lifter cause the car runs fine just has a tick.
Oil circulation is also good.
Thank you everyone for your help.
Brian
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### Author:  [@95VDUB](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/95VDUB)
#### Post date: [May 20, 2008, 12:31pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/vr6-ticking-help/48587/9 "2008-05-20T12:31:12Z")
Ticking is gone ran it for a while and it just went away.
Thanks.