I have an issue when my 03 evo starts up and the engine is cold, there is and obnoxious clicking sound coming from the head and it goes away once the car is warm. Anyone have any Idea??

Thanks

 

a vid would dramatically increase the odds of diagnosis.

 

Lifters or loose timing belt autotensioner/main tensioner

 

i havent been able to drive my car since early this year .... gotta love the military!!! i should be back sometime in december and be able to get more details. But when i left it was about 30 degrees and it only did it on start up which i would think with the belt it would do it continuously

 

No. It tightens up in a few minutes as the autotensioner fully extends

 

its lifters more then likely, my 03 does the same thing i run 20w50 in it, and for the first couple minutes till up at operating temp. It get a bit noisy then the noise subsides. But like someone posted before me do a vid and post it.

 

should i be worried about it or should i go ahead and replace this stuff.... i have a kid on the way so i dont need my car in the shop for long periods of time.

 

^^Probably ur lifters..its normal if you think other wise take a long screw driver or long metal bar and put ur ears on it and listen to where and what kind of sound its making.

 

Anyone have a suggestion on good lifters?

 

any zero tick lifters would be good, im personally running gsc's brand. my stockers about 8-10 k ago would start ticking real loud, and i was just on hks cams, so when i swapped to my s2 cams, i figured replaced the lifters, n lately all has been well.
I would say do those, but since your right there, if you havent done cams, I would look into buyin them too. Who knows maybe if you got the funds, talk to them @ GSC see if you can get a lifter set, cams and springs/retainer combo for a deal.
Good luck

 

My 03 does it and its pretty normal. All of my friends also did this.

 

i got brian cower 272's currently , but i was planning on doing the spring upgrade when i get back from the land of sand. i guess ill just start buying this stuff and slap it all in when i get home THANKS GUYS!!!

 

Lifters I am willing to bet. Mitsus are notorious for noisy lifters.

 

For whatever reason mine sometimes ticks for a while after I change my oil. Its starts pretty loud then gradually goes away. I assume just the lifter pumping back up. If I get the oil level just right it doesn't do it at all. Its the weirdest thing ever.