Sounds like an exhaust leak. Possibly coming from your headers. Is it coming from one side of the engine? Hard to tell in the video. May be worth it to replace the header gasket.
help! clicking/ticking noise from engine
Just wanted to know if anyone might knew what this sound is I'm hearing it increases with acceleration. Don't hear it much at speed. See if you know what I mean in the video below.
Watch "Clicking ticking?" on YouTube
Clicking ticking?: https://youtu.be/KP63Q9y1vYU
Watch "Clicking ticking?" on YouTube
Clicking ticking?: https://youtu.be/KP63Q9y1vYU
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Yeah just coming from the drivers side. And I just got new headers put on with head gaskets and kinda when I noticed the noise I did hear that the hg bbk gives you didn't last but damn you think that quick?
Yeah just coming from the drivers side. And I just got new headers put on with head gaskets and kinda when I noticed the noise I did hear that the hg bbk gives you didn't last but damn you think that quick?
Check the header bolts. They are notorious for backing out, especially after they are first installed.
Yeah I tried tightening them up. But that didn't take away the noise.
Yeah I tried tightening them up. But that didn't take away the noise.
Replace the gaskets. If that doesn't work then chances are you may have a warped header flange. Also want to check where the header bolts to the down pipe. Take a strip of paper and run it across the top of the header flange and it may tell you where the leak is coming from.
It sounds like you have a lot of things going on there.Just wanted to know if anyone might knew what this sound is I'm hearing it increases with acceleration. Don't hear it much at speed. See if you know what I mean in the video below.
Watch "Clicking ticking?" on YouTube
Clicking ticking?: https://youtu.be/KP63Q9y1vYU
You might have a slight header gasket leak but what I am
hearing mostly is valve train noise. What rockers are you running?.
If they are adjustable then I would consider going over them
again rechecking the valve lash.
It sounds like you have a lot of things going on there.
You might have a slight header gasket leak but what I am
hearing mostly is valve train noise. What rockers are you running?.
If they are adjustable then I would consider going over them
again rechecking the valve lash.
I disagree. A valve tap is more of a consistent rhythm and has more of a tin can tapping sound. This sound from the video is more of the typical exhaust leak sound some call it sounding like a steam train. The "clicking" sound in the video is not a consistent rhythm. It skips and misses which valve taps do not. It's almost like listening to a Harley Davidson motorcycle exhaust at idle.
get a good set of gaskets and replace and be sure the area is clean. I would use blue locktite on the bolts, i have had them back out after replacing my headers.
I hear the intermittent tap among a lot of valve train noise.I disagree. A valve tap is more of a consistent rhythm and has more of a tin can tapping sound. This sound from the video is more of the typical exhaust leak sound some call it sounding like a steam train. The "clicking" sound in the video is not a consistent rhythm. It skips and misses which valve taps do not. It's almost like listening to a Harley Davidson motorcycle exhaust at idle.
If the sound skips and misses that doesn't coincide
with an exhaust leak. That would be rhythmic also.
As I listen to it again it actually sounds like a plug
wire arcing to the block intermittently. I own a Harley
and if they are known for anything it is definitely
their rhythmic idle.
Well both are right as far as wire arching. Plug wire 4 needs to be replaced and I need a new header gasket to replace the crappy bbk one. I hope that's all it is. Thanks for all the info guys greatly appreciated.
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