Ticking?

[diabeticon]

I bought a 1989 240sx a month ago with 230,000 miles. I drive it everyday to work and back and for fun, but the other night the engine started to make a "clicking" sound, i got out checked the oil and coolent all was fine. started the car back off and drove it around and the noise stopped. it did it a second time today....any advice???

[480sx]

Check oil pressure and timing chain, or cross fingers. Either one will do.

[GO240]

its a KA thing they all do it its annoying as hell and if i could only find out what it is i could sell the answer on ebay for a million dollars literally but yeah its a usual sound no worries seriously

[TurboJake]

Check right in the front by the valve cover. If the sound is up there, It's the timing chain tensioner.

They all seem to do it. Sometimes 10-40 will fix it.

[soon2Bcool]

could be the upper timing chain guides... might think about removing them; there's a how-to in the technical forum.