My wife and I just purchased a 2002 Montero Sport suv. We absolutely love it especially because it has only 74,200 miles on her. On the way back from North Carolina we noticed a ticking noise coming from the engine area. Any thoughts? Thanks for your help guys even though Im the newb. :laughing:

 

Could be something else, but try this first:

It could be valve lash adjuster noise. It happened to me after I let the oil get too low. It sounds like a loud knock.

I found this link and the procedure worked wonders. The noise stopped and has never come back.

http://www.4x4wire.com/mitsubishi/te.../lifter_noise/

(This procedure is also written up in the factory manual so it's not junk science)

Good luck.

Ron

 

I did this procedure to my 2003 Sport after it had been sitting on a dealers lot for 40 days and it really improved it - didn't eliminate it, but I figured with 105,000 miles on the engine it wasn't going to. The noise from the engine now is minimal and most of that I attribute to the fans.

 

one pint of Marvel Mystery Oil into the crankcase stopped my annoying ticking sounds completely!