Yesterday morning I started my car and I heard a ticking noise , that was the 1st time I was noticing the noise . When the car is idling or been rev in park there is no noise , only noticeable while driving . Also seems to be coming from the front of the car . I then checked the oil , was fine . The car has a SOHC with 180.000 km on it.
On my way back from st cat today , I noticed that the noise was a bit louder , loud enough to drive you crazy if driving without the radio.
I read on the board and usually the symptom for a bad timing chain guide are a rattle noise during start up that get progressivly worse . Mine is a constant rattle whenever the car is in motion ( sound like marble in a can ) .
What could he be ?
Maybe a crack exhaust manifold ? Any sujestion on what to look for :?:
maybe one of your lifters are sticking…
broken slackside guide most likely, especilly if it gets louder and louder…whats happening is the chain is hitting a little metal dowel, and sending metal shavings into your motor…not to mention all the little plastic bits floating in the pan…man fixing that chain sucks…
Found the problem. It’s an exhaust leak. One if the downpipes has a small crack in it . Making it sound like a timing chain rattle. That may also explain the lost of performance I encounter lately.
Good to hear you found the problem!
Richard
Haha… that picture reminds me of a certain movie I saw…where the bus couldn’t go past a certain SPEED, because there was a bomb on the bus…and if that bus went over that SPEED…it would explode.
…I think it was called…the bus that could not slow down.
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Haha… that picture reminds me of a certain movie I saw…where the bus couldn’t go past a certain SPEED, because there was a bomb on the bus…and if that bus went over that SPEED…it would explode.
…I think it was called…the bus that could not slow down.
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HAHAH YES !
theres a huge flaw in whjat u just said , you saidd
“.and if that bus went over that SPEED…it would explode.”
don’t you mean if it slowed down beyond a cetain speed
The bus couldn’t go under 50mph or BAM!
crap you ruined it for me!!! :shock:
damm Simpsons ignoramous’. Its a quote, from Homer?
Damn guys…it was just a minor mistake…I was going by memory!
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Now let’s forget our troubles with a big bowl of strawberry ice cream!
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I love strawberry ice cream