# Mysterious ticking sound

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mysterious-ticking-sound/99467>\
**Category:** SON240sx Automotive\
**Created:** [September 1, 2006, 8:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mysterious-ticking-sound/99467 "2006-09-01T08:08:14Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Doba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a8b319/32.png) [@Doba](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Doba)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2006, 8:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mysterious-ticking-sound/99467/1 "2006-09-01T08:08:14Z")

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So all the sudden I have a constant ticking sound, no matter what gear, what speed its always there and constant, even when rolling and I turn the car off, still there.

Except when I’m about to stop, rolling at about 3 KPH it turns into a whining noise, which tells me it’s a rotating part coming to a stop.

Now it sounds like its coming from the tranny area, I was hoping others had this symptom before and could tell what it is.

Thanks for the help.

It’s an S13 SR if that makes any difference, it shouldn’t.

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**Author:** ![S13GG](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/s13gg/32/5506_2.png) [@S13GG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/S13GG)\
**Post date:** [September 1, 2006, 8:27am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mysterious-ticking-sound/99467/2 "2006-09-01T08:27:12Z")

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relay…?

I have had similar symptoms from these…

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**Author:** ![reds14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ec9cab/32.png) [@reds14](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/reds14)\
**Post date:** [September 8, 2006, 10:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/mysterious-ticking-sound/99467/3 "2006-09-08T22:27:19Z")

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it could be a u joint in the drive shaft starting to go. they make all sorts of weird noise when the get dry…im not sure if the ones in the 240 have a grease fitting or not.