rrs814 Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 rythmic ticking noise that's intermittent (like the valve/tappet sounds of '50's-'60's engines) but it won't do it for the mechanics. ANY thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 Could be a lifter sticking and not pumping up completely all the time. Good time to try some Sea Foam or similar additive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-a-n-i-e-l Posted August 13, 2008 Share Posted August 13, 2008 I always use a quart of trany fluid for 5 to ten right before a oil change. Usally works to clean gunk issues. Also I always do a second oil change 500 to 1k miles after, just to ensure I have gotten all the tranny fluid out of the system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadster90 Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 Just a thought, but check for noisy belt driven assemblies and ALSO check for loose components around the pulleys such as a loose crankshaft sensor . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Squire Tom Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 you sure it isn't tick - tock -tick ?if you are nyc or jersey ...i suggest you have your wife start the car while you watch from a safe distance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard S Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 Noisy fuel injectors? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest F14CRAZY Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 Harmonic balancer? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mike_s Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 Bad belt?, does it only do it when the car is just warming up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard S Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 Mike, would that be the belt or the tensioner? You can watch the tensioner and if it is moving in concert with the ticking, the bearing is probably getting ready to seize. Had that happen to my Allante. A siezed tensioner only takes a few seconds at highway speeds to destory the belt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ranger Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 Hope you didn't upset someone with the last name Corleone.Jim Too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mike_s Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 Richard, I was referring to the belt, probably a long shot but I think worth considering, I think your senario is more likely than mine, that and as you and others have said, either a lifter or injector. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard S Posted August 16, 2008 Share Posted August 16, 2008 I have a fair lifter chatter on my 90 red, but that's because it has run almost 50k now without a cam bearing [the documented block tolerance problem. The Slick 50 I added ws just slippery enough to get under the cam bearing and allow it to work out. Took it out of the pan more than a year ago]. The gauge reads almost no oil pressure, and I susptect there is very little oil getting to the top end. Even so, the car starts and runs, albeit with less power than my others. Still, a backhanded testament to the resilience of the 3.8. When the engine is finally too weak for my taste, I will use the car for the supercharge conversion [telling my neighbors to complain directly to the guys who have done it]. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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