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Hey i've read around but i am still lost. My car is producing a ticking sound when it idles or when shifting to neutral. The ticking is more pronounced when i rev gear 1 over 3000. I did not have this problem when i first got the car, ever since I been thrashing the car, there's this constant ticking sound during idling. so i'm certain that something is damaged or needs adjusting but i don't noe where to start.
anyone got ne suggestions
sounds like the upper cam guides are alittle loose. Go to a good mechanic and get a "valve clearance adjustment".
Bent Valves!!!!
Get the compression checked, it will tell you straight up if its your valves.
hey timofytit, could you give me a price estimate for the valve check, how much would it cost if i got valve replacement
don't stress out yet, it could be as simple as a loose bolt get a compression test done you can by a tester for around $60 at repco or a supercheap
looks like this:
http://www.kctools.com.au/images/TOO...N%20TESTER.jpg
and follow this diy
comp test
if you get good numbers then you no its not your pistons or valves and you can move on from there.
(it could also be your tray has a broken tooth on one of the cogs
haha settle down.Quote:
Originally Posted by timofytit
shits me a lil how some ppl on here will be like 'Q- i can hear a slight noise in the top of my engine---- A -your pistons are gone bro,get some fuel additive, upgrade your muffler and get some recaros, happened to me and this fixed the problem '
what im saying,is valves dont just bend and your car drives fine and theres just a small ticking noise,valves bend - car runs very gay.
most likely you need to adjust your valve clearance (or atleast get a mechanic to). this is recommended ever 40000km from memory on hondas,i do it every 20000kms on my b16 as the noise does get prominent from that time. its a normal thing,you rev your engine high,the adjustment goes out after time,clearance gets to big and you can here them tapping.
DIY TAPPET ADJUSTMENT
http://www.ozhonda.com/forum/showthread.php?t=15443
lol, looks like i won;t be seeing my mechanic nemore. thank you all for your helpful advice.
tappets.. need readjusting
Constant ticking is probably the injectors. If your valve clearances were too loose, you'd get a diesel sounding engine.
I had my valve lash adjusted a couple of days ago.
I thought the ticking was due to valve clearance but after it was done - i noticed an idle with less rattle.
Ticking can be injectors (mine ticks) just like aaronng said.
what are tappets???, how are injectors the cause of ticking, are they clogged or ???? and with the valve clearance adjustment i checked the service manual and it sed i need to remove the valve head cover, so would i need to buy a new head gasket when i reinstall the valve cover or could i use loctite adhesive?
Valve cover does not have a head gasket. And you don't use loctite... Don't DIY, especially if you don't know what tappets are.Quote:
Originally Posted by fitvpower
Old Honda injectors make noise, it's a fact. Tick tick tick tick tick tick tick get used to it ha ha
mine's quite new 35000, just tick cause of too much reving lol. surprised if the injectors would clogg this early
its ure tappets dude -.-"Quote:
Originally Posted by fitvpower
read previous comments.
hondas usually get tappet recheck at 40k's
you have 35000.
and a ticking noise.
it kinda screams. hey my tappets need adjusting. since you fit in the kilometre mark and complaint description.
go to a "good mechanic place" as some have said or go to a dealer.
dont diy if you dont know whats involved in taking a rocker cover off.
head gaskets are for the cylinder head.
thats where the cams sit.
and on that .. are the rockers.
the rocker cover.. covers all that.
fork out a few dollars on getting it fixed.
rather than trying to do it yourself and spending money on broken parts.
an engine wont be quiet quiet.
only quiet engine is hybrid.
a normal engine has fans, alternators, and a/c rotating ..
but thats out of the topic.
in engine wise.
you have the injectors, sparks, combustion, exhaust resonance, induction, and probably a bit more.
but youll never get a silent engine.
and a "tick" isnt always from one thing.
and if you want it fixed. start with the most common/basic. in this case .. tappets.
=] have fun.
cheers jai, ur right i should take it to a mechanic, having adjusted urs, could you give me a price quote for a tappet readjustment?.
btw. nice lights on ur eg, looks like a prelude
Do you think this engine in this video needs to have the valve clearance checked? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4K3dky-zs1YQuote:
Originally Posted by OMG.JAI xD
hmmm, aaronng, so is that engine in the vid need readjusting, my engine does NOT sound like that. there is sound but not that pronounced. so is mine a valve problem or something else
Something else. Because in that vid is my car. I brought it to the dealer for a valve adjustment, they took it apart and found that everything was still good. The valve clearance was still within spec and there was nothing to adjust! It was the injectors making that tapping sound. When your valve clearance needs adjusting, the engine will sound like a diesel. It doesn't "tap".Quote:
Originally Posted by fitvpower
i adjusted my tappets and the engine was quieter, the tapping noised reduced quite abit
well here's the video <object width="425" height="350"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/uxHK2di3adM"> </param> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/uxHK2di3adM" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="350"> </embed> </object>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxHK2di3adM
look at 6 seconds, and onwards, looks like the sound is comming from that region. i'm too noob to be exact. any of you teckies got ne ideas?????
+1 i agree for a comp testQuote:
Originally Posted by onlykillzz
Sounds a bit like my engine. Except that mine is louder. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by fitvpower
nam u noob lol its tim. since it could be the injectors why not try listening to the injectors to see if the sounds from there? if not then put ur head closer to ur rockercover and see if noise is coming from there. or get an exhaust lol covers up everything =D
Get a big screwdriver and put your ear on the handle and poke parts of the engine with the metal end. You'll soon figure out exactly where the noise is coming from.
lol, hey man, i dunt need too much noise with exhaust, might check with the 'screw driver stethoscope' by string, that's preety neat idea
roughly how much are you looking at for a tappet adjustment?
looking below 100, honda quoted 120 no rocker gasket replacement. think its more of an injector problem, the sound is comming from the fuel rail. might clean the injectors and have a clearnace adjustment aswell.
Don't need to clean the injectors. Just use 2-3 tanks of E10 ethanol blend petrol. If the sound is from the injector rail, then you do not need to adjust the clearance. I had that done before and all they did was take the cover off, measure and then put the cover back on because everything was still in spec.Quote:
Originally Posted by fitvpower