unno thats praolly the only thing I can think of that may make a diff. smog and such.

 

I posted this a long time ago and didn't get many answers. In my car, it sounded like a clicking or a sparking and I thought that maybe it was the alternator. But I really didn't know.

Is it (or was it if you have it fixed), very random or constant? Did it sound like a click that you might hear when making sparks (like static electricity maybe). And it only happened in park right? Did it happens everytime the car was in park, or just sometimes?

I am asking to tell if this is the same problem I have in my car.

 

i have an '06... no noisey valves...

 

I'd say it does it everytime I push the car a little hard or have driven it for more than 15 minutes.

It happens mostly when in park but I hear it also when I'm in Drive stopped at a traffic light.

The noise is loud clicking noise.

 

Will PM him th elink to this thread

 

The Dealer added the cleaner right ?

 

Sorry for the ignorance, but don't all scions/toyota engines have that clicking sound anyway? I know that's like one of the main annoyances for our cars is that fact that the valves constantly make a clicking sound, although it is not random, its constant.

For example mine has a steady rhythmic tick or click sound in park and it increases if you just barely touch the gas as well so it's definetly in time with what the engine is doing. It sounds normal under normal crusing speed driving but if you stomp it and it gets to I'd say 4.5k and up you hear kinda hear it again. I've been told its normal for all toyo engines, but maybe the sound I'm describing is different than the one your experiencing.

 

yes that's what he said

 

^^ Thats the normal VVTI clicking and yes all toyotas have it, this is a extra louder version of that VVTI clicking which now can be attributed to ISV

 

Ok, was it a random clicking or constant... meaning did it keep a rthym?

 

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It was a constant clicking, imagnie a extra loud version of the VVTI clicking. At least steve knows ur not crazy now

 

Mine doesn't do that at all. I understand the sound Claudia is describing about because the it is very apparent on my friend's tC.

 

Yeah, again, after 2.5 hrs stuck in traffic and doing lil burn outs it better have made the frikkin noise

 

Hmm... not the same clicking I hear.
I dunno what mine is. But I guess it wouldn't hurt to try that gunk stuff to see if it gets rid of it. I guess I'll figure out what's clicking when it blows up.

 

Bump

 

wow....just WOW the dealership called me and asked me if she should lock the doors and leave the keys inside or leave the door unlocked with the keys inside







damn.....what stupidity....OF COURSE LOCK THE DOOR!!! wtf!?!?!? Why would you leave the car unattended of yr customer unlocked with keys inside!?!?!

 

dont feel bad they asked me the same thing too.

 

Only here I swear...In Italy the car would be gone before they took 2 steps from the car

 

Thats Amuricah for yah