Clicking noise coming from the engine (video)

[deanx0r]

My car has been in storage for the past four years, and it is the first time I fire it up in a year. I had this clicking noise coming from the engine right away as I started it making the car sound like a diesel. The noise went down as the car warmed up, but I am worried the valves might be hitting. Any ideas of what it can be? I added a short video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftADBa97sOQ

 

[fstime]

Noise goes away after the engine has warmed up so it is probably just the oil flow/viscosity altering once it reaches an ideal temperature.

Your car sat for 4 years, the oil has probably degraded quite a bit in that time.

Do an oil change first. This even happens on newer cars on cold day start ups, once the oil warms up it goes away.