Motor ticking
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Motor ticking
Whats the likelihood of valves needing to be adjusted on an (07) automatic tl with 67k? I'm getting a ticking that varies with engine speed and is present when cold and warm. Sounds to me louder than injectors. I took the plastic covers off to try to hear where it's coming from, but can't really tell.
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Unlikely, but not impossible. Just about every TL I've been around has the slight lifter tick sound. Even when valve adjustments are within spec. I wouldn't worry about it unless it gets louder. However, if you're going to lose sleep over it, have a competent mechanic ensure that you're all set.
Where you located in Virginia?
Where you located in Virginia?
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I took my TL to the dealer for the same problem it ended up being a loose spark plug it ruined my coil pack and everything i got the plugs and the coil pack changed and no more ticking car only has 72000 on it
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Just checked the spark plugs and the front pass side spark plug was somewhat loose. I tightened it and still have the noise. It almost sounds like a motor with low or barely any oil but there is plenty in it. I can hear it from about 20ft away. I worked on a 04 accord coupev6 this am and I popped the hood to hear the motor and it is damn near silent
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I have the same thing in the mornings, and when the car has been sitting for a while. Sometimes it's loud, and other times it's not. I could never really find an answer to this.
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Just checked the spark plugs and the front pass side spark plug was somewhat loose. I tightened it and still have the noise. It almost sounds like a motor with low or barely any oil but there is plenty in it. I can hear it from about 20ft away. I worked on a 04 accord coupev6 this am and I popped the hood to hear the motor and it is damn near silent
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Also, tried using an automotive stethoscope and couldn't really pinpoint where the source was. I did touch it to the coils and the nuts for them and it seemed to get less noisy the farther away from the pass side I got. I could hear it when touched to timing belt covers, valve covers, cylinder head, pretty much everything.
It doesn't go away when warm or above certain rpms, it's always present. I pulled the butterfly for the i.m. and it had slight play to it but I suspect that's the tiny bit of room between the teeth on the gears for it.
Two things I haven't checked are:
-valve clearance
-tensioner and pulley for timing belt
It doesn't go away when warm or above certain rpms, it's always present. I pulled the butterfly for the i.m. and it had slight play to it but I suspect that's the tiny bit of room between the teeth on the gears for it.
Two things I haven't checked are:
-valve clearance
-tensioner and pulley for timing belt
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problem solved:
dropped it off at wallace automotive and they called me shortly to say it needed valve adjustment. A few valves were way out of spec and they fixed it and put it back together. Noise was still present. Then they thought I bent/tweaked a valve so they were gonna pull the heads. Before doing that, they found a loose bolt on a rocker arm and that is what was making the noise.
dropped it off at wallace automotive and they called me shortly to say it needed valve adjustment. A few valves were way out of spec and they fixed it and put it back together. Noise was still present. Then they thought I bent/tweaked a valve so they were gonna pull the heads. Before doing that, they found a loose bolt on a rocker arm and that is what was making the noise.
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