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Offline Zak Mach

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ticking sound under the hood
« on: August 08, 2005, 08:33:11 am »
can anyone identify this problem.. ive been getting a really bad ticking sound in the mornings when i start up my car. as soon as i lightly step on the clutch the sound goes away. only happens in the mornings tho.. but usually lasts untill the engin is warm. the ticking is pretty bad.. its loud & really noticable.

can anyone help???
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« Reply #1 on: August 08, 2005, 09:35:04 am »
lifter noise maby
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« Reply #2 on: August 08, 2005, 10:46:55 am »
check your oil. might be a little low
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Re: ticking sound under the hood
« Reply #3 on: August 08, 2005, 11:56:24 am »
Quote from: "Zak Mach"
can anyone identify this problem.. ive been getting a really bad ticking sound in the mornings when i start up my car. as soon as i lightly step on the clutch the sound goes away. only happens in the mornings tho.. but usually lasts untill the engin is warm. the ticking is pretty bad.. its loud & really noticable.

can anyone help???


Lifter tick - I had the exact same symptoms in my N/T.
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« Reply #4 on: August 08, 2005, 05:23:36 pm »
Any bolts missing out of your exhaust manny?
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Offline Michael Cummings

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« Reply #5 on: August 08, 2005, 05:41:29 pm »
Lifter tick, try changing your oil or topping it up, if not, when its ticking try to give it a decent rev and it might go away temporarily, or else you could either just live with it, or get new lifters.  I would just live with it personally.
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Offline John Hartman

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« Reply #6 on: August 08, 2005, 07:40:05 pm »
I agree. Lifter tick.

make sure your oil is topped up and you use a good brand of oil, syth prefered.  Mine likes 10/30, it ticked worse with both thicker and thinner versions of Mobile1 supersyn.
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« Reply #7 on: August 08, 2005, 09:11:28 pm »
yea it only happens in the morning.. my oil is topped up with mobil 1 10/30. weird thing is it only happens in the morning.. as soon as i step on the clutch it goes away.. i drive from Surrey to vancouver & park my car all day 8:00 - 6:00 .. when i start up my car after work.. i dont get any ticking sound..

could it possibly be that by driveway is kinda on a slope & all the oil would run to the front of the car .. iono.. good think it doesnt sound like a big deal..  thanks everyone for ur help..
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Offline Michael Cummings

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« Reply #8 on: August 08, 2005, 09:42:01 pm »
Its just because they arent coated with oil in the morning on startup.  My lifters tick whenever I start the car up after letting it sit and then it goes away as soon as I start moving.  It's not a huge deal untill it gets worse, but mine hasn't in about a year so I wouldn't worry about it currently.
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Offline Matthew Giene

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« Reply #9 on: August 08, 2005, 10:06:21 pm »
Been there, done that.  Lifter Tick.  I would say upgrade to the 2G lifters, but you already got them....
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« Reply #10 on: August 08, 2005, 11:19:53 pm »
3G lifters is the ticket if its lifter tick.  They have larger inner passages that allow them to fill with oil and pump up faster.

That stepping on the clutch thing is a bit scary...
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Offline Kimyee Lai

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« Reply #11 on: August 09, 2005, 12:52:00 am »
Exactly my thought John...I don't see what lifter ticking has to do with the clutch..
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Offline Fraser Cassells

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« Reply #12 on: August 09, 2005, 09:15:35 am »
Trigger plate meet Crank angle sensor... nice to meet you, come here often?
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« Reply #13 on: August 09, 2005, 12:30:19 pm »
crankwalk??
get someone else to step on and off the clutch for you , while you are watching the crank pulley and try to see if the crank walks back and forth.
you will probably need to shine a good light in there from the top to see it move.  I have seen them move this way before.

Try to determine where the noise is coming from.. Listen through a length of heater hose and move it around the engine bay and try to find the ticking you hear.  Listen especially around the crank pulley to  see if CAS is hitting the trigger plate.  Once again have someone press the clutch and see if it goes away.  Listen to the transmission too, the noise could be coming from there since it goes away when you press the clutch.
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Offline Kimyee Lai

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« Reply #14 on: August 09, 2005, 01:06:12 pm »
He could also just take off the lower tbelt covers.  If the trigger plate is being struck, it should be pretty obvious...
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