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Old Oct 24, 2008 | 10:20 AM
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Just wondering if anyone else hears a lite clicking noise when the engine is ideling? For some reason it really annoyes me just wondering if the noise is normal
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Old Oct 24, 2008 | 10:29 AM
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Could be the fuel injectors? Do you have the engine cover on?
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Old Oct 24, 2008 | 10:55 AM
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I don't hear anything.
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Old Oct 24, 2008 | 11:36 AM
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Originally Posted by 2006ImpalaSS
I don't hear anything.
You don't hear anything when your engine is on? Man you got problems......




Negative on the clicking noise too.
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Old Oct 24, 2008 | 11:50 AM
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I only got the clicking noise when i first start my engine and it was cold outside. "valve train noise" . Do your self a favor and get the loudest exhaust you can you'll never ask yourself again "what is that noise". I turned my exhaust off one time and was hearing weird things and i was like **** it and turned the exhaust back on lol
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Old Oct 24, 2008 | 01:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Sint3k
I only got the clicking noise when i first start my engine and it was cold outside. "valve train noise" . Do your self a favor and get the loudest exhaust you can you'll never ask yourself again "what is that noise". I turned my exhaust off one time and was hearing weird things and i was like **** it and turned the exhaust back on lol
Thats the way to do it man lol. and yeah the engine cover is on it, just noticed this morning but it was about 30 degrees out
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Old Oct 24, 2008 | 02:48 PM
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Well then I am stumped, shouldnt hear the injectors with the engine cover on.
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Old Oct 24, 2008 | 06:24 PM
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Valve chatter?
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Old Oct 24, 2008 | 10:27 PM
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I think I know the sound you're talking about. A fast ticking/clicking, maybe 3ticks a second? And it's REALLY low - quiet enough where revving the engine the tiniest amount drowns it out? I can't even tell if the ticking varies with engine RPM because as soon as the engine leaves idle speed the noise is drowned out. I don't think it's valvetrain noise, it almost sounds like the A/C compressor or something but when I popped the hood and listened under there I couldn't hear it... I'm 99 percent sure my car has always made that noise.
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Old Oct 27, 2008 | 03:03 PM
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Originally Posted by cylore
I think I know the sound you're talking about. A fast ticking/clicking, maybe 3ticks a second? And it's REALLY low - quiet enough where revving the engine the tiniest amount drowns it out? I can't even tell if the ticking varies with engine RPM because as soon as the engine leaves idle speed the noise is drowned out. I don't think it's valvetrain noise, it almost sounds like the A/C compressor or something but when I popped the hood and listened under there I couldn't hear it... I'm 99 percent sure my car has always made that noise.
Yeah thats exactly how it is, any revving completely drowns it out. Just kind of wondered if it was normal or not
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Old Oct 28, 2008 | 12:20 PM
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normal
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Old Oct 29, 2008 | 06:01 AM
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I get it when it first starts.
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