Well just recently ive heard a distinct ticking noise from the engine when i push the car. I dont drive my car to hard, but when i do and it gets to about 4k rpms, theres a ticking noise thats comming from the engine, cant really describe it, its kinda like a noise that if u have a huge piece of gum on ur tires and ur tires are rotating like 4k rpms, thats kinda the sound it makes.... any thoughts?

 

huge piece of gum ehh??!

 

im not saying thats the problem, just a noise i can compare it to

 

you might want to have the serpetine belt (aka fan belt, drive belt) checked.. someone mentioned their ripped to pieces.. not pretty..

 

Sometimes I hear my valves ticking through my intake, does it sound like valve tick, or deos it sound like a frayed belt slapping around?

 

Just keep the speed above 50 and you should be fine.

You could call Keanu Reeves if you start running low on fuel, don't have his number but I'm sure you could find it on Paris Hilton's hacked phonebook.

 

I hear the same noise.. pretty sure it's the valves.. or at least I hope it is damnit. I've noticed it's a little louder till the engine's warmed up...

 

hahaha..KEEP IT ABOVE 50! .......WHA??............ JUST DO IT! .........ITS OK IM KEANU...WHO???> KEE-AH-NOO....WHAT?..NEVERMIND..KEEP IT ABOVE 50!!!!

 

yeah, i hear that sometimes too

 

1. Check your tires for a stone.
2. Do you have a DC Sports Strut Bar?
3. Check your oil level.

If #2 applies.... PM me!

 

yeah its not a stone, because it ticks to fast and i checked my tires, i dont have strut, and my oil level is fine, the drive belt statement kinda worries me, and again its fine if i drive regularly on the highway and everything, its when i get above 4k, thx for the input guys i just hope nothing blows in the next few days

 

This sounds similar to what happens to subaru engines. Its called piston slap, its when your pistons hit your valves, but it only happens when the engine is cold.

 

Are you due for an oil change? Sometimes that will help, especially if it is piston slap.

Maybe it's just ticking cuz your car is Da Bomb... Sorry, couldn't resist

 

Piston slap is due to the lower part of the piston skirt warping (inward) causing more clearance between the side of the piston and the cylinder wall. The piston actually wobbles and "slaps" the cylinder wall on the way up and down. It in no way has anything to do with the piston touching the valves. In a non-interference engine, the pistons CANT touch the valves. In interference engines, if the piston touches the valves.. it doesnt simply make a noise, it destroys the valves and pistons.

 

i guess that makes sense. i read in another forum that it had to do with the valves. whatever

 

No big deal Piston slap is actually fairly common in newer engines, as some require more clearance, have short pistons and have different rates of expansion and contraction. However, the slap should go away once the engine is warm. Different manufacturers specify different amounts. For example, piston knock due to slap for 1.5 seconds or less after a cold start is considered normal on a GM product.

Piston slap sounds more like a knock than a ticking noise.

 

Im still learning, thats what this forum is for right? Ive only been driving for a year or so. you are one of the few people who actually knows a lot about the mechanical aspect of car.

 

I once saw a video of a GMC truck that had piston slap so bad that it seriously sounded like a diesel engine

 

lol someone put a zip tie on my drive shaft to where it would slap the bottom of the car and make a ticking.....it took 3 weeks and a $80 diagnostic fee to find it out .....this was on my last car tho

 

Yep... the forums are great in that way.. everyone can share info.

The zip tie thing... now that was funny!!!!! That would drive someone nuts!

Oh and the sounding like a deisel... that is pretty close. Since they dont slap just once on the way up and down... it makes it sound similar to deisel. Kind of a rattley knock in a way.