Bad lifter? Something else?
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Bad lifter? Something else?
So today I was driving my car how I normally drive it and I heard this ticking noise. Doesn't really tick as bad at idle as it does at higher rpm. Around 2k rpms you can hear a fast rapid clicking noise. It really sounds like its only 1 but not even sure if that is what im hearing. Tomorrow I dont have work so im planning to pop the valve cover off and take a look. Can anyone help me out in what to look for etc. What else may be causing the ticking problem? Thanks alot, really appreciate it guys.
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theres a way to fill the lifters back up if they ran dry somehow. its in the mitsu manual. basically sit the car at idle and hold the rpm to 3000rpm for 15 seconds and let off, then repeat 10-15 times and if it goes away its the lifter, if not then something else is loose in there. how bad does it sound? its not super loud is it?
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Here is a video, taking the cover off soon, just wanted to get some more opinions.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldx5DfanUlg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldx5DfanUlg
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Here is a video, taking the cover off soon, just wanted to get some more opinions.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldx5DfanUlg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldx5DfanUlg
drain the oil first, but as you're draining it look for gold shavings/ flakes if you see them you spun a rod bearing. i hope you didn't, but it sounds like you did.
pull the pan, make sure you take it off carefully with a pry bar, don't bend the edges if you can avoid it. then if its not rod knock put it back on using RTV gray silicone.
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I had the same valvetrain noise in my Evo about 4 months ago...I ended up using Justice Brothers engine treatment and the noise went away.
http://justicebrothers.com/pages/pro..._additives.htm
Good Luck, hope it's not something bad.
http://justicebrothers.com/pages/pro..._additives.htm
Good Luck, hope it's not something bad.
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sounds too high pitched & fast to be in the bottom end, most likely just a bad lifter.
when you pull the VC to check the lifters check for any binding, wear or looseness of the roller bearing on the rockers, had a customer car once that had a bad (stuck) roller on one rocker & it sounded identical to a bad lifter
when you pull the VC to check the lifters check for any binding, wear or looseness of the roller bearing on the rockers, had a customer car once that had a bad (stuck) roller on one rocker & it sounded identical to a bad lifter
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sounds too high pitched & fast to be in the bottom end, most likely just a bad lifter.
when you pull the VC to check the lifters check for any binding, wear or looseness of the roller bearing on the rockers, had a customer car once that had a bad (stuck) roller on one rocker & it sounded identical to a bad lifter
when you pull the VC to check the lifters check for any binding, wear or looseness of the roller bearing on the rockers, had a customer car once that had a bad (stuck) roller on one rocker & it sounded identical to a bad lifter