Ticking at start up

JAGUAR XJ8

BUGBOY63

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I have a 1998 Jaguar XJ8L. It has 90000 miles on it.
When I start the car when cold it makes a ticking noise that will go away when you rev the motor. What could be causing this?

Sep 20, 2007 at 9:37 PM

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[quote:858793c9ff="bugboy63"]I have a 1998 Jaguar XJ8L. It has 90000 miles on it.
When I start the car when cold it makes a ticking noise that will go away when you rev the motor. What could be causing this?[/quote:858793c9ff] hello, the noise you hear is from the timing variable valve timging circuts. this should be fixed by a dealer the job is very diificult and should be done at the dealer

Sep 20, 2007 at 9:50 PM