donny0391

I'v Been hearing a weird noise coming from the front of my 05 tl not loud justt a noticeable click noise i thing it might be the timing belt..does anyone know how much this is gonna cost to fix? and when are u really supposed to change ur timing belt?

justnspace

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when your MID flashes a "4"
also, most get it done at the 105k mile service.

what are you hearing? a ticktickticktickticktick?
if so, those are your valves. Honda's have been known to have noisy valves.

Its more audible when first starting up in the mornings, cold.

nfnsquared

TB would be far on down my list. Is the click rythmic? Or at odd intervals? Can you hear it from inside the car?

Could be many things: compressor kicking on (normal), drive belt tensioner, valves (as mentioned earlier).

rickfc

Hi guys,

I'm new here, and I'm having a similar issue when I cold start my TL. The noise is like a knocking noise that eventually goes away once the engine warms up. Any ideas?

justnspace

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Yes, that noise would be our valve train.
as mentioned, Hondas have been known for noisy valves.

the car is designed to warm up very quickly and efficiently

rickfc

Any reason why it would start doing it after owning the car for over 3 years?

justnspace

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maybe you hadnt heard it in your first 3 years of ownership.
maybe the valves are getting out of spec and need to be adjusted.

when i start my car, cold I always here the taptaptaptaptaptaptap

rickfc

ok, thanks! I would have heard this noise. Even my wife, who never hears the little things I do, made mention of it to me. I'll take it in to have it looked at.

donny0391

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The noise is vague but its there and i do hear it in the car

vuuha05

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How many miles are you at Donny??

donny0391

67,000

Acutron

Not even close for your timing belt. I changed mine on my CL at 110,000 and it still looked pretty good. Not really worn out, no cracking, etc.

Majofo

I don't hear any clicking noises..

Definitely not timing belt. There have been some issues with the tb idler pulley or adjuster making noise. Take off the drive belt and start the car.. if the noise goes away, you have your answer.

Does the noise get louder / frequency increase with increased RPM?

ky5totan

My 07TL has a very loud noise in cold morning. I feel like metal griding as the low RPM like within 2000. It goes away after 15mins when car warmed up. I am wondering wouldn't be a pulley or heat shield? But I brought to the dealership once they told me heat shield was ok. Any ideas? appeciated

Majofo

Are you sure it's not the power steering pump? look it up.

donny0391

it could also be the catalytic converter.. it could be loose ...thats wats causeing the grinding noise in my car " i think "..as for the weird clicking noise ,still have no idea =/.......any comments for the link to the video i left ?

rwlundberg

I second the power steering pump, when this happens try turning the wheels and see if it gets worse.

MEM3

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probably is fine but i would check ur oil level - drivetrain noises can become more audible when your low on oil. Also could be your purge control valve i know these are known to click

rickfc

I recorded the noise the other day before going into work.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBTNnPK6N-A

I'll record a better version when the weather gets cold again. Does it sound like the valves? I want to avoid paying the dealer or another shop a bunch of money to mis-diagnose the issue.

Thanks.

Osus14

You can have your valves relashed. I know this is a problem with a older Bseries engines. I had pretty bad valve ticks on the CR-V. Got my valve adjusted and it went away. I never experienced it on the TL though, but it sounds like it is what is happening.

compscijlc

Donny0391,

I'm actually having the same exact noise from the same location on my Acura TL. I think it might be the pulley tensioner. The click noise comes on as soon as I start my engine, and can usually hear it inside the car when driving at higher rpms, particularly the freeway. I'm going to the dealer on Saturday to have them check it out. Have you been able to determine what the problem was? Have you fixed it, and if so, how much did it cost to repair?

donny0391

no sorry I havnt, I also think that might be it , keep me updated if u find the problem

compscijlc

Well, I have been getting the same timing belt noise as can heard from the video posted by rickfc. I ended up changing the serpentine belt and tensioner assembly since I noticed that the belt would wobble in in every direction as it cycled. The "noise" appear slightly less than it was before. I have also taken the car to the Acura dealer, but the service rep said that they dont hear anything unusual and that if there's anything wrong with the car it will just get noisier and at that time will they be able to assess the problem. I bought the car with 33k miles and it now has 86k miles. I guess cars just get noisier with the extra mileage. When I get to 100k, I will probably end up spending 2k on replacing brakes, suspension, all belts except serpentine, changing out spark plugs, and putting it a new water pump. I'll see then if it still makes the same noise.

donny0391

I made a video so if anyone has the solution for this please let me kno and I kno it has nothing to do with the timing belt , im goin to upload it now

donny0391

http://img204.imageshack.us/i/8nb.mp4/

MyTL09

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That's normal its the valves, making that ticking noise all 3rd gen tls have the same noise

donny0391

but it wasnt always there and I can hare it on the inside of the car =/

nfnsquared

Dude,

How many times do you need to be told it's normal? There's nothing else we can do for you here.

If you're really concerned, take it to a mechanic who will either tell you it's normal or charge you $300 for a valve adjustment which may or may not change the sound. I say "change", not eliminate....

donny0391

roflmao sorry about that I jus relized this morning its normal after being on acurazine since 2 in the morning …saw alot of videos non-relating to engine noise and noticed the noise in all ,,,,not one more word about it man lmao thanks for u help yesterday tho ..