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Aaron Hilgerdenaar

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Ticking noise
« on: October 22, 2005, 05:26:24 pm »
I have a 94 eclipse 1.8l(i know, gutless, but i am broke, trying to save up for a 4G63 turbo engine) and there is a ticking sound coming from the engine. I took it to the mechanic and he said that it was one of my belts, he changed them, ticking still there. I have no idea what this could be. It comes and goes and when i rev it the ticking goes with the rev(more rapidly) until it stops...
Any ideas guys would be much appeciated cuz this freakin lawn mower sound is drivin me nuts
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Offline Ryan Slater

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« Reply #1 on: October 22, 2005, 06:06:14 pm »
go to vfaq.com and search tick noise and pick the first link.

Sounds like the common lifter tick problem.
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Aaron Hilgerdenaar

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« Reply #2 on: October 22, 2005, 06:11:33 pm »
Yea, i am there now, sounds like the problem. Anyone have any idea how much new lifters or realigning my lifters would cost at a mechanic??
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Offline Ryan Slater

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« Reply #3 on: October 22, 2005, 08:14:53 pm »
Its not really a problem...most dsm's get it....mine came and went....had it bad for week and then did an oil change and it was gone. If you really want to do it, its a thing most people can do themselves....i think new lifters are about 100.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/JDM-4G63T-TURBO-DSM-16G-2G-NEW-LIFTERS-1G_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ33614QQitemZ8007865337QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW
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Offline Wayne Wright

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« Reply #4 on: October 22, 2005, 09:20:31 pm »
I hope you got your money back from that peice of shit mechanic who ripped you off, any fuckin joe blow chump backyarder would have known what that sounds was.
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Aaron Hilgerdenaar

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« Reply #5 on: October 23, 2005, 12:26:40 am »
i was busy, so i didnt even bother to look up what it was even though i should have. The mechanic didnt charge me that much an i got a tune up at the same time an it was less than 125 so it wasnt that bad. He's just an idiot and doesnt know what he's doing. Thanks guys
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Offline Ryan Slater

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« Reply #6 on: October 23, 2005, 01:41:00 am »
Ya the number one lesson i have learnt since owning a dsm and being on this forum is always ask/search if something is wrong with you car before you get anything done. And NEVER EVER go to places like ok tire....even though they should be relaible they almost toasted my car once.
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Aaron Hilgerdenaar

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« Reply #7 on: October 23, 2005, 02:13:30 pm »
Thanks for the advice guys, my ticking is getting more and more so i think i'll get new lifters. Nothin worse than a car that looks good and sounds like a piece of shiite
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Offline Hansen Chu

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« Reply #8 on: October 23, 2005, 03:56:59 pm »
get a new mechanic  :wink:
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« Reply #9 on: October 23, 2005, 04:40:15 pm »
will the 1.8 SOHC use the same lifters as the DOHC 4g63?

upside is it should be easy to do compared to the twincam
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« Reply #10 on: October 24, 2005, 02:40:34 am »
good luck with the fix
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« Reply #11 on: October 24, 2005, 08:54:53 am »
the 1.8l talon motor is a G37B series motor if i remember correctly, and is the big brother to my G32BT (1.6) Both sohc head design, mine does not have automtic lash adjusters, (lifters that are supposed to adjust themselves) so i would not be suprised if yours is the same, research some more, you might only need a valve adjustment.
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Aaron Hilgerdenaar

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« Reply #12 on: October 24, 2005, 12:09:19 pm »
thanks emerson, i am gonna pm you about that turbo you were talkin about and see if its compatible. That wouldnt be bad
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Offline Andrew Scott

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« Reply #13 on: October 25, 2005, 02:06:26 am »
Don't save for a 4G63 engine, save for a 4G63 equipped 1G talon TSi. It will cost about the same

Geesh, newbies!
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« Reply #14 on: October 25, 2005, 02:12:59 am »
Quote from: "Andrew Scott"
Don't save for a 4G63 engine, save for a 4G63 equipped 1G talon TSi. It will cost about the same

Geesh, newbies!


I agree with Andrew on this one. It's easier and probably not much a different of cost, if you sold your car and bought a TSI...

Not only will you have the turbo but also enjoy AWD! If your concerned about performance and features, AWD would best suit you.

Also because you have AWD you will be able to better take cars off the line that are within the same performance specs as you.

As for experience, i had a N/T 98 Eclipse and sold it for my 97 GSX. All I have to say is that i'm not only glad i sold my car to go Turbo but also that I chose AWD over the GS-T FWD.
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