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Old Jan 29, 2007, 12:25 PM
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Injector or valve ticking?

How can you tell if its your injectors or valves that are ticking. I have a mild tick and i was wondering if there is a way to distinguish the two.

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Old Jan 29, 2007, 01:04 PM
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someone correct me if I am wrong but injector tick would sound like it is coming from the firewall of the engine bay??
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So im guessing if i hear it coming from directly inside the head it is the valves and if i hear coming from the fuel rail/intake manifold, it will be the injectors?
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Do you here it more when the engine is cold?
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Originally Posted by DS-03evo
Do you here it more when the engine is cold?
Yea, slightly
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I have ticking noise also when the car is cold. I think it is the injectors doing it.
Old Jan 30, 2007, 02:40 PM
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i hear noise form under the cam gear cover it seems when its cold (everyday is cold in greenbay it seems). It goes away when the engine has been drivin around a bit.
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I am hearing a tick tick tick sound too! I have only noticed the sound in the past 2 months or so, which happens to have been when it got cold here in Chicago.

I also noticed that I hear the sound only when I am on the gas. I don't hear it when it is idling.
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Maybe a clogged hydrolic lash adjuster. DSMs get that a lot.

Put a vacuum hose up to your ear, then put the other end of the hose on the injectors or where you hear the ticking.
Old Feb 6, 2007, 10:06 PM
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I found this thread very helpful. I had ticking noise too... (look at number 8)

https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/sh...light=hwangtkd
Old Feb 6, 2007, 10:09 PM
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ticking engine on a $30k car... what a pos (so worth it though).
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Originally Posted by jojipoji
I found this thread very helpful. I had ticking noise too... (look at number 8)

https://www.evolutionm.net/forums/sh...light=hwangtkd
mystery oil??? huh i'm confused. . someone wanna point it out clear for me lol
Old Mar 13, 2007, 05:23 AM
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"Marvel Mystery Oil"...It's a top end lubricant that can help with things like lifter tap...used to run it in my E36 M3 because the '95s were notorious for noisy lifters...nothing wrong with them, just noisy. This stuff helped quiet them down.

Don't know how it does on an Evo where this little engine runs hotter due to being so stressed...
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add some oil to the car. maybe out of oil.
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Do you have Cams? I've noticed alot of ppl complain about ticking after install. I too have this sound, and after reading many posts about it, am not worried. I also have AMS 780s, and they are very loud, but it is a constant noise that is much different than the "lifter" noise I hear.


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