I recently had a loud ticking coming from my car, come to learn it is very common with our cars, follow this link to see how it is fixed.

Ticking Fix

 

thanks alot man i really appreciate that!!!!!!i posted a thread few weeks ago asking about it , but no one replied!!! thanks a crap load

 

still doesnt resolve the ticking coming from the driverside right around the rear tire alot have heard (including my self) when the car is ideling

 

fsttyms1, that ticking is coming from your catalytic converter, nothing to really worry about if the engine light isnt on...but of course with 130,000 miles, you kind of expect these things...check it out if you want..but its nothing serious.

 

I had that problem before I put in my intake. After relocating everything off the tower the noise went away

 

its NOT the catalitic converter. thats no where near the sound. the sound is coming from just infront of the driver side rear tire. there is a black box there where the ticking is coming from

 

alright would you like to ****ing relax i was just trying to help dip****

 

i am relaxed dude sorry you took that the wrong way. i know we are all here to help

 

it's cool, but how am i supposed to know how you expressed that ? With the capitals and stuff, thought you were yelling at me, my bad.

 

i apologise, i wasnt trying to imply i was rasing my voice ive had that sound come and go now for over 3 years. just dont feel like driving 1 1/2 hrs to the dealer to have them look at it

 

alrighty then.

 

I have the same noise. I asked on the forums a while back, and while I don't exactly remember what I was told, I do recall someone telling me that it's normal. It's annoying, but you only hear it when you get on your knees and look underneath. Well, at least on my car..

 

yea it seems to not be as bad in the summer so i never really think about crawling under the car, and i really dont feel like doing it in the winter

 

I always wondered what the sound was and where it was coming from. I first heard it when I put on my exhaust. I always forget to listen for the sound when I'm out of the car but I don't think it's there all the time.

 

I had Acura look at the noise, they said it was part of the EGR valve. (Exhaust Gas Recirculation). I guess its normal that when your idling that the exhaust gets potent cuz its burning gas for no reason so it reciculates the gasses to burn the contaminents.

 

the sound we are talking about isnt the egr valve, that is located on the engine. ours is coming from the rear. i dont have a helms manual to find out what part it is, but i believe it has something to do with the return canaster, or something on those lines

 

Hey Kris, let me know if you have any updates on this clicking problem. I as well have the clicking noise coming from my '99.

 

ok, now that i have a heated garage i may look into it one of these days

 

It could be the fuel pump.

 

thats what i need to find out. it would be helpfull with a helm manual. is the pump located in the tank or the big black box in front of the tank?

 

I also think it is the fuel pump. I had the same noise when I had my Integra. The makanic threw it on the lift and showed me exactly where it was coming from (I felt it as well).

 

The fuel pump is located in the tank accessable by removing an access panel from the spare tire area. There is also fuel tank vapor control valve in this area.

The black box in front of the tank is the Evaporative Emission (EVAP) Canister. The canister has a bypass solenoid valve and a canister vent shut valve.

If you can locate if the ticking sound is coming from the gas tank or canister then you can further eliminate the problem by disconnecting each valve one at a time.

If the ticking sound is always present then I would suspect a fuel pump since the valves are not energized all the time.

 

It is a fuel pump!!
While the car is running get outside and get down near the gas tank and listen it.

hchhon

 

thanks southern. i think its coming from the evap canister, thats where the sound seems to be coming from. next time it acts up i need to crawl under and check.
i dont think its the pump because of how loud the sound is and the type of sound it is