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Old 09-09-2007 | 11:38 PM
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Based on the clip it sounds like a rod bearing. But since your oil pressure is up, I dunno. Im gonna go with rod bearing though
Old 09-10-2007 | 01:11 AM
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Whoa just looked at the clip, my ticking is barly noticable......yours is really loud sounds like a rod bearing to me.
Old 09-12-2007 | 08:43 PM
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What about the o-ring on the oil pump? Should I check it?
Old 09-12-2007 | 11:05 PM
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Fixed my ticking!!!

I had a loose spark plug!!!
Old 09-12-2007 | 11:15 PM
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sounds like a rocker arm to me (even though you said it was good) can you take the valve cover off and run it to find which one it is. maybe pick up a stethoscope.
Old 09-13-2007 | 01:37 AM
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Originally Posted by DevonsZ
My car sounded like that about 2 months ago(cam lobe gone and lifter). It sounds like that again now 800 miles or so later after installing new ls7 lifters and a new cam.

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Old 09-13-2007 | 05:58 PM
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I had a rod bearing go out on my and it made almost the same exact noise, the crank had worn so bad the piston was tapping the cyl head. i still had almost perfect oil pressure too...
Old 09-13-2007 | 08:32 PM
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Old 09-14-2007 | 07:03 PM
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Originally Posted by SoCal01z28
I had a rod bearing go out on my and it made almost the same exact noise, the crank had worn so bad the piston was tapping the cyl head. i still had almost perfect oil pressure too...

I hope its not a rod bearing...
Old 09-16-2007 | 11:26 AM
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Originally Posted by GMmexican
Fixed my ticking!!!

I had a loose spark plug!!!
I had the same problem not too long ago, but it's not the same ticking this guy is experiencing.
Old 09-19-2007 | 03:02 PM
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Could be a loose spark plug , certaintly wouldn't hurt to check if not , it does sound very similar to a bad valve guide. Engine noises can be hard to diagnose sometimes without tearing them apart.
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Old 09-19-2007 | 11:27 PM
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If you figure out what it is let me know as well. Mine is not as bad as what i am hearing in your video but I do have a distinct tick on the drivers side of my car. We were suspecting a lifter but have not taken the head off yet. We did check the push rods and retorqued the rockers.

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Old 09-20-2007 | 12:39 PM
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If I make a new post since I updated my sig...I think it will work.
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what did this wind up being? i have the same thing.
Old 03-18-2009 | 10:14 PM
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It was a pushrod one on a tad shorter then the rest. Didnt notice till the 2nd time I pulled then heads.
Old 03-19-2009 | 12:38 AM
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Glad you got it fixed and reported back. One more thing people can check. Most people fix the problem and move on. You never here the fix...
Old 03-19-2009 | 05:42 AM
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glad you got it fixed
Old 03-19-2009 | 06:15 AM
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i swapped all my push rods from side to side and it still does it on the one side.




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