clicking at idle?

[blacknightteg]

alright so i just want to ask this to see what it is. hopefully nothign to serious or anything at all.....when my teg is idling it has this constant clicking noise....is that one of the belts? kinda sounds like its comming from a little lower in the engine.

[bluuuurr]

does it stop when you push the clutch in?

[koukis14]

I would have to hear it. Hows the oil level? Also get a long screwdriver and put the handle to your ear and check EVERYTHING that is moving under that hood.

[Ltdnismorace]

valve tick possibly?

[Sol-Badguy]

Maybe the timing belt tensioner? (sp)

[Z U L8R]

probably is valve tick, and hopefully not rod nock. let a mechanic listen to the car, we can't hear anything on the internet lol.

[Novacaine]

One of the most common problems is that you simply have a header gasket blew out somewhere, our as previous stated a valve tick. First I would check the header gasket when you start the car and see if the ticking sounds like it's coming from there. If you have to get a new gasket I'd recommend the Aluminum gaskets. You can buy them from summit for around 40$ and they say on the package their reuseable but I havent got to test that out yet.

[blacknightteg]

im goin to check it again tomorrow to see whats up.

[Ltdnismorace]

One of the most common problems is that you simply have a header gasket blew out somewhere, our as previous stated a valve tick. First I would check the header gasket when you start the car and see if the ticking sounds like it's coming from there. If you have to get a new gasket I'd recommend the Aluminum gaskets. You can buy them from summit for around 40$ and they say on the package their reuseable but I havent got to test that out yet.

a header gasket could cause ticking? are you kidding me? a header gasket or exhaust manifold gasket as it is more appropriately called may cause exhaust leak, but not ticking. If you're talking about a HEAD gasket, that would not cause ticking either, it would cause higher running temperatures, smoke, and eventually engine failure. If you hear a ticking from the area where the block and head meet it's more than likely a ticking valve or several ticking valves. adjust the backlash and see what happens is the best advice I can give. If you've got some time and want to dissassemble the engine, easy valve measurement without the proper tools can be done with some silly putty smoothed on the dome of the piston. Reinstall the head and turn the crank BY HAND very slowly one full engine cycle. take the head off and check the putty. If it's gone way through the putty, adjust the valve or valves back. Again, these is a very elementary method, but could get you by until you can do it properly.

[Novacaine]

a header gasket could cause ticking? are you kidding me? a header gasket or exhaust manifold gasket as it is more appropriately called may cause exhaust leak, but not ticking. If you're talking about a HEAD gasket, that would not cause ticking either, it would cause higher running temperatures, smoke, and eventually engine failure.

Well generally in pushrod motors as I have the most experiance with, the gaskets that go in between the heads and headers be whatever you want to call them when blown out create an exaust leak that produces a ticking noise constantly. If this is not the case with these engines I'm sorry for trying to help the guy.

[Ltdnismorace]

I can't imagine why a faulty exhaust manifold gasket would cause a clicking noise, but I guess it's possible, hell anything is possible.

[Novacaine]

Me either, I had a magazine article around somewhere that explained it fully but I can't seem to find it.

[Z U L8R]

yooooooooooooooooOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOo......get ur frickin valves adjusted @_@

[Sol-Badguy]

yooooooooooooooooOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOo......get ur frickin valves adjusted @_@
I know I've got to get off my ass and do that..

[Cool Cat Racing]

Actually a manifold or downpipe gasket can sound very much like a clicking noise. If its the manifold it will generally be coming from one cylinder and obviously will only make noise when that cylinder fires. You'll get a very short burst of air that many mistake as a clicking noise. If its the valves you'll hear the noise coming from the valve cover area.

[koukis14]

a header gasket could cause ticking? are you kidding me? a header gasket or exhaust manifold gasket as it is more appropriately called may cause exhaust leak, but not ticking.


I pray to god you don't work on cars for a living. Yes header gasket wear/blowout will cause a ticking noise. Anyone who has worked on a Nissan 3.3 in the Frontier or Xterra would know all about that.

[koukis14]

Let a mechanic listen to the car, we can't hear anything on the internet lol.

Best advise yet.

[speedminded]

a header gasket could cause ticking? are you kidding me? a header gasket or exhaust manifold gasket as it is more appropriately called may cause exhaust leak, but not ticking. If you're talking about a HEAD gasket, that would not cause ticking either, it would cause higher running temperatures, smoke, and eventually engine failure. If you hear a ticking from the area where the block and head meet it's more than likely a ticking valve or several ticking valves. adjust the backlash and see what happens is the best advice I can give. If you've got some time and want to dissassemble the engine, easy valve measurement without the proper tools can be done with some silly putty smoothed on the dome of the piston. Reinstall the head and turn the crank BY HAND very slowly one full engine cycle. take the head off and check the putty. If it's gone way through the putty, adjust the valve or valves back. Again, these is a very elementary method, but could get you by until you can do it properly.lolol, noisy lifters can be a direct result of an exhaust leak ;) Way more common on pushrod V8's then our high compresison inline 4's.

A couple loose nuts on one of my old Land Rover headers did the same thing...sounded like a skeleton masterbating in a metal filing cabinet. Tightened them up and it cleared it right up.

[Cool Cat Racing]

A couple loose nuts on one of my old Land Rover headers did the same thing...sounded like a skeleton masterbating in a metal filing cabinet. Tightened them up and it cleared it right up.
I'm going to use that one now. I about fell out of my chair after reading that one.

[speedminded]

I'm going to use that one now. I about fell out of my chair after reading that one.Heard that years ago from a VW guy...go ahead and use it royalty free, my copyright paperwork failed to make it through the system :tongue:

[koukis14]

lolol, noisy lifters can be a direct result of an exhaust leak ;) Way more common on pushrod V8's then our high compresison inline 4's.

A couple loose nuts on one of my old Land Rover headers did the same thing...sounded like a skeleton masterbating in a metal filing cabinet. Tightened them up and it cleared it right up.


AAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAH +1 if I can.

[w3bcod3r]

timing belt

[Z U L8R]

wtf!@ exhaust manifold gaskets and timing belts making ticking noise. i fahrt in thy general direction ^_^ muwahahhaha!

for god sakes, it's your bi-polar kaniforis bypass valve causing a parasitic elevation change of the kanifalah pin resulting in erratic muffler bearing clearances thus producing xenon fluid detonation. plastigauge your muffler bearing tolerances, add a diverter solenoid to the bi-polar kaniforis bypass valve to share the duty, wire in a diode to the kanifalah pin so it's current will only flow one way to stop the elevation changes, remove the hamster & rubberband powertrain, have your NAAWWWZ system flushed immediately, and re-enforce your oil by adding two part metal epoxy =]

[Nemesis]

Injectors firing?

[Ltdnismorace]

I pray to god you don't work on cars for a living. Yes header gasket wear/blowout will cause a ticking noise. Anyone who has worked on a Nissan 3.3 in the Frontier or Xterra would know all about that.

hadn't ever encountered a header gasket causing clicking or ever even heard of it, if it's the case I stand corrected and no, I don't work on nissans or any other car for a living, especially not 3.3 liter nissans in frontiers or xterra.

[speedminded]

hadn't ever encountered a header gasket causing clicking or ever even heard of it, if it's the case I stand corrected and no, I don't work on nissans or any other car for a living, especially not 3.3 liter nissans in frontiers or xterra.It applies to every single vehicle with rods & pistons ;) As I said before, an exhaust leak is a direct and common cause of noisy lifters.

[2.0civic]

I'm going to use that one now. I about fell out of my chair after reading that one.

HAHAHAHAHAA yeah i started laughing my ass off

[preferredduck]

a header gasket could cause ticking? are you kidding me? a header gasket or exhaust manifold gasket as it is more appropriately called may cause exhaust leak, but not ticking. If you're talking about a HEAD gasket, that would not cause ticking either, it would cause higher running temperatures, smoke, and eventually engine failure. If you hear a ticking from the area where the block and head meet it's more than likely a ticking valve or several ticking valves. adjust the backlash and see what happens is the best advice I can give. If you've got some time and want to dissassemble the engine, easy valve measurement without the proper tools can be done with some silly putty smoothed on the dome of the piston. Reinstall the head and turn the crank BY HAND very slowly one full engine cycle. take the head off and check the putty. If it's gone way through the putty, adjust the valve or valves back. Again, these is a very elementary method, but could get you by until you can do it properly.

it can somewhat sound like a tick from in the car. asp. on a honda, but when you pop the hood it's distinct. check your valves. honda's tick. period. unless you are a machinist like my brother, who can get damn precise.

[preferredduck]

Injectors firing?

good one as well :goodjob: