| Diagnose Tick |
Subject: Diagnose Tick by jimmers on 2009/9/1 12:33:44 I have developed an engine tick that speeds up with rpm's. I originally thought it was my injectors, but now im second guessing myself. I unplugged the two injectors that I thought were ticking, but the noise never went away. Now I assumed it was these two injectors because the pulse on them is way stronger then the others when touched. Any idea why the pulse is stronger on these two? Are they bad? Now i'm thinking it might be the lifters. The tick is coming from the back of the engine on the drivers side. If I touch the valve covers I don't feel anything. I'm going to take the covers and take a look. Should everything be tight? Any sort of wiggle? The engine was rebuilt 2 years ago. This was the first year that 5w30 oil has been used. For the break in I used 10w30. Could this be an issue? Should I still be using 10w30? There is about 3000km on the engine. The car runs very strong, with no codes. The ticking is present right when the car is started and once it's warm. It never goes away. Any thoughts or ideas? Thanks! |
