A ticking noise that gets quiter as the engine warms (but never completely goes away) is a trademark of Subaru's. Working at a Subaru dealership and having owned or driven almost every model they've made in the past 14 (and probably longer) years I can say without hesitation that this is absolutely normal. They all tick. There are several reasons for it I'm sure, but I think the main one is the horizontal layout. As long as the ticking isn't very loud, you're probably OK.



Dave