Ticking/clicking comming from behind the engine bay.. valves or solenoid?
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Ticking/clicking comming from behind the engine bay.. valves or solenoid?
I did a search and I see that is is a common problem.
I was checking my oil, tranny fluid, and that my actulator was working and kept hearing this tick/clicking noise comming from behind the engine.
At first (B4 i strarted searching the forum) I thought my valves but then when listening closer it was not comming from where the valves are located. The ticking / clicking is prob my purge control solenoid.
My question is did it always do this, I never really noticed it b4 today and i do mess under the hood alot I think i would have noticed it.
DO the purge control solenoid only start to tick when it gets older if I buy a new purge control solenoid will the ticking stop.
The ticking is a rythem a fasted tick but when the rpms go up u dont hear it anymore and when they come back down to idle it take a few seconds to start up again.
Is there a DIY on installing a new purge control solenoid and is it easy..??
BTW from what I explained do u guys think the problem is the purge control solenoid?
I was checking my oil, tranny fluid, and that my actulator was working and kept hearing this tick/clicking noise comming from behind the engine.
At first (B4 i strarted searching the forum) I thought my valves but then when listening closer it was not comming from where the valves are located. The ticking / clicking is prob my purge control solenoid.
My question is did it always do this, I never really noticed it b4 today and i do mess under the hood alot I think i would have noticed it.
DO the purge control solenoid only start to tick when it gets older if I buy a new purge control solenoid will the ticking stop.
The ticking is a rythem a fasted tick but when the rpms go up u dont hear it anymore and when they come back down to idle it take a few seconds to start up again.
Is there a DIY on installing a new purge control solenoid and is it easy..??
BTW from what I explained do u guys think the problem is the purge control solenoid?
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I really dont think its comming from the valves and when the rpm's go up past 750 (which is where its at while idleing) then the ticking stopes.
If u r standing in front of the car its coming from the front driver side, by where u put the brake fluid in. Thats where it sounds like its comming from!
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Thats your purge solenoid.
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Is it suppose to tick, I did a little more searching and people that had the ticking and replaced it still had it tick even with a new solenoid.
Is it detremental to the car in any way if I do not replace it just let it keep ticking, or does a ticking solenoid make the car run worste or get worste gas milage?
I guess what I am trying to say is that I can live with the ticking but can the car?
Is it detremental to the car in any way if I do not replace it just let it keep ticking, or does a ticking solenoid make the car run worste or get worste gas milage?
I guess what I am trying to say is that I can live with the ticking but can the car?
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I guess I'm gonna let it tick when driving you cant hear it or when car goes over 1k rpm's u cant hear it , u only hear it when it idles at 750RPMS and it deff not comming from the engine but is comming from the driversade firewall section (by where u put the brake fluid in)
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This thread is awsome! I was trying to figure out what the hell that noise was coming from. Mine is doing the same but I haven't notice anything bad. I keep my car up to par, I don't abuse it and I get my oil changed every 2,500.00 mile and make sure the rest of the fluids are topped off. But this thread is awsome!
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This thread is awsome! I was trying to figure out what the hell that noise was coming from. Mine is doing the same but I haven't notice anything bad. I keep my car up to par, I don't abuse it and I get my oil changed every 2,500.00 mile and make sure the rest of the fluids are topped off. But this thread is awsome!
Yeah the ticking gets annoying and i am maticulate about my car lately..(now that im not making any $ and need to keep my car running a few more years)
I did a few searches and found a few threads cuz it does sound like it can be bad but I isolated the problem to that solenoid.
I am gonna see how much the part cost's and if its under $50 I might just swap it out even though some people did swap it out and are still getting the ticking.
It did not tick for the whole time I had my car I would remember the ticking and I am always under my hood checking things out trying to learn something new and check my fluids and actulater..
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This thread is awsome! I was trying to figure out what the hell that noise was coming from. Mine is doing the same but I haven't notice anything bad. I keep my car up to par, I don't abuse it and I get my oil changed every 2,500.00 mile and make sure the rest of the fluids are topped off. But this thread is awsome!
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This is the culprit that keeps ticking..
I noticed today that it does not start ticking right away it needs to warm up a little b4 it starts playing its song!
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Do ticking valves tick like that ticks?
How many miles on your car that your valves Tick louder then that?
How much you $$ for valve adjustment, I was thinking about doing that but may valves make no noise, well no tick..
My car has 170K and RUNS GREAT no ticking valves and never had a valve adjustment done, most techs tell me if the car drives/performs good and no ticking valves then not to spend my money on it right now, how much truth is behind that and what do u guys think..??
Valve adjustment or Headers?
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i mean my valves in the engine ticks louder then the purge solenoid. i have 99k right now.
i think i told you before but you need a valve adjustment, your way past the 105k interval. loose valves you hear, tight valves you dont. and tight valves are worse then loose valves.
i think i told you before but you need a valve adjustment, your way past the 105k interval. loose valves you hear, tight valves you dont. and tight valves are worse then loose valves.
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i own a tl 2.5 but i got my valves adjusted and also replaced my purge control selonoid valve and it still ticks behind my firewall.. ive done alot of research on this sound.. if your car is auto its your torque converter
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i have a 4 speed auto, if is 4 or 5 spd auto atleast he knows this is rare but happens sometimes. i could be wrong also, there are quite a few cases where right. .
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wait are you guys talking about this noise occurring because of rpms or stricktly out of nowhere..
Cause I have a loud TICK that comes sometimes usually when it is warmer and it seems to be when the trans is trying to shift or something. It happens other intermitent times but mostly because of throttling the car...???
Is that the same tick??? cause I was thinking it sounded like the trans slowly snapping or something lol.. but i'm still moving
what is it? thanks
Cause I have a loud TICK that comes sometimes usually when it is warmer and it seems to be when the trans is trying to shift or something. It happens other intermitent times but mostly because of throttling the car...???
Is that the same tick??? cause I was thinking it sounded like the trans slowly snapping or something lol.. but i'm still moving
what is it? thanks
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BTW: What type of oil do you guy's use?
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I'm getting an annoying click and it isn't the solenoid, it is coming from the area where the belts are... IM guessing it's time to have my valves adjusted? (106k)
*sigh*
*sigh*
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I also have this tick comming from the belts Area now also..
My car is turning into a time bomb!
To all you people that have the noise comming from the pulley Area do u guys have any aftermarkey pulley like the option E-bay pulley?
Cuz I have the option pulley and new belts installed like 5-6 months ago and now a noise comming from that area!
My car is turning into a time bomb!
To all you people that have the noise comming from the pulley Area do u guys have any aftermarkey pulley like the option E-bay pulley?
Cuz I have the option pulley and new belts installed like 5-6 months ago and now a noise comming from that area!
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Mine Purge control solenoid ticked so I bought a new one and the ticking stopped. Then my CEL came on so i swapped it back out with the old one and the CEL went away. I figure I'd rather have the ticking than the CEL
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That is odd.. did you run the code when your CEL came on to see what code it was? Was the solenoid you bought aftermarket or OEM?
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I also have this tick comming from the belts Area now also..
My car is turning into a time bomb!
To all you people that have the noise comming from the pulley Area do u guys have any aftermarkey pulley like the option E-bay pulley?
Cuz I have the option pulley and new belts installed like 5-6 months ago and now a noise comming from that area!
My car is turning into a time bomb!
To all you people that have the noise comming from the pulley Area do u guys have any aftermarkey pulley like the option E-bay pulley?
Cuz I have the option pulley and new belts installed like 5-6 months ago and now a noise comming from that area!