# Help~Engine Ticking BAD **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [July 1, 2009, 6:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-engine-ticking-bad/245142 "2009-07-01T06:27:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 238
**Author:** ![6spd\_ek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/6/45deac/32.png) [@6spd\_ek](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/6spd_ek)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2009, 1:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-engine-ticking-bad/245142/238 "2009-07-06T13:54:53Z")
> [@2006 NYSpeed Compilation Video?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2006-nyspeed-compilation-video/20216/14): > > I bet the valve lash just needs to be adjusted. > > IN! 2nd the valve lash @ 40K & its probably due - bring it to synapse :thumbup I don’t trust anyone else with my motor. fyi injectors can make a ticking sound too - with all your wiring issues it could be possible. lifters & cam bearings lol…BTW leakdown (not compression) tests are the way to go to determine bent valves & if so how bad. I beat the piss outta my k20 for a couple years & mis-shifted a couple times to over 9500 rpm(pushing the clutch back in just time) & never had a problem. You do want to make sure oil is full - in high G turns the pump can run dry if you don’t have a baffled pan and/or full oil, which can lead to the chain tensioner failing & losing tension can cause the chain to skip causing a “cam phase gap” CEL & possible bent valves - which probably is not your case. how does the car idle? does it skip around (rpm wise)? or stay constant like it always has? Big Red - sorry about the spun bearing - do you know anything about the history of the motor before Stallmer got it? keep it out of a dealership they will rape the shit out of you & charge you for 1 thing you need & 10 you don’t --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/help-engine-ticking-bad/245142)._