this ticking is really bugging me, any help?
10-28-2005, 06:41 PM
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this ticking is really bugging me, any help? well for a few weeks now i have had this ticking in my engine that is kinda starting to worry me. i don't think it as an exhaust leak because it sounds like it is coming from the drivers side upper valve cover or the intake right next to the valve cover, and it doesn't go away or get quite when the engine heats up. when i had my fan problems fixed i asked the guys there if they could pinpoint it. they said it was my injector. when they told me that i thought back to when it all started, it was right after i put a bottle of gumout intector cleaner in my tank. the mech. said that some injector cleaners have alcohol in them, and that can cause a ticking. they said to try lucas oil upper cylinder lub. after the tank that i put that in ran through it kinda quited down, but it is still there. what i am really afraid of is a bent push rod. is there any easy way of telling what is making the noise?
10-29-2005, 02:27 AM
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could be a couple of things.
1) theinjector
2) loose rocker arm
just use the long handled screw driver to check the rocker arm to se if the tick is coming fomr there. Put the blade f the screw driver on the valve cover and then litterally put your ear to the plastic handle of the screwdriver. Youll be able to tell right away if its the rocker arm.
1) theinjector
2) loose rocker arm
just use the long handled screw driver to check the rocker arm to se if the tick is coming fomr there. Put the blade f the screw driver on the valve cover and then litterally put your ear to the plastic handle of the screwdriver. Youll be able to tell right away if its the rocker arm.
10-29-2005, 02:32 AM
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thanks for replying guys. natass, i did that about a month ago and the valves seem to sound fine. so that leads me to the injector. now since the is a tick, would that cause the km to retard the timing?
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Between injectors (that make clicking sounds normally) and the lifters & rocker arms on these car, they ALL make that kind of noise to some degree. Be happy it's not piston slap! You can unplug the inj 1-by-1 to see if it truly is one of them. (warning - that will usuall throw an SES code) And replace it if you want. But like Ellis said, it's normal, and Mike said, just drive it. Or not......
