ticking shims

[bernsaudi]

Hello, I get quite annoyed when I thrash my car and the engine sits and ticks when I come to rest. today I had a chance to pass a new Aston which was trying I might add and when I got home, decamped and had time to take a photo of the 'prototype vehicle' my engine was ticking. Recent oil and filter change. Anyone recommend an upgrade?

[bernsaudi]

Funny, can't reorient the photo.

[Greg_S]

Nice Aston, you may need to try a thicker oil is my guess.

[Bowie69]

My 7A has done this for over 100K miles, so personally I wouldn't worry that much about it, but if it does bother you, yes, you need to look at a slightly thicker oil, 10w50 maybe.

Keep the first number the same or you will lose cold start cranking speed.

[Rusty]

Make sure the oil is on max when cold. Also use w50 or w60 oil, fully synthetic.