name that sound

[Fabian972]

So i have this ticking sound when the car idles a constant tic..tic..tic..tic..tic..tic it's coming from the head so it sounds like somebody says my oil i low so i changed the oil it was time anyway and i still have that ticking sound but when i drive i dont hear it anymore only at idle can you guys help me and my 97 GS-T it drives like a champ

 

[VPrime]

Lifters... Not a big deal... just annoying............. atleast I think (and hope )

 

[Gamble97]

That would be the sound of your lifters going tick tick tick tick. Mitsu makes revised lifters that do not tick anymore. If you plan on building your motor or head, then replace them, if not then I think it might be a lot of money to have it done.

 

[polonez]

does the ticking sound go faster as you rev ? If not and it stays constant have a listen inside the cabin. I found it to be one of my solenoids ( feul pressure or soemthing)

 

[Fabian972]

thanks guys lifter huh okay so this is common ?

 

[Fabian972]

does the ticking sound go faster as you rev ? If not and it stays constant have a listen inside the cabin. I found it to be one of my solenoids ( feul pressure or soemthing)

no it stops all together once it goes back to idle then it will start ticking

 

[fourreGsixty3]

Yeah its pretty common for our DSMs, you can get 3g lifters, or just revised lifters to get it to stop the ticking. But not a big thing. I believe that www.slowboyracing.com has lifters for sale.

EDIT*** Use this link, it will bring you straight to the lifters.http://www.slowboyracing.com/shop.php?sid=&cat=77 hope it helps ya out.

 

[Fabian972]

Thanks guys for your help power baby will give a whipping and keep on ticking

 

[Gamble97]

uh, I'd say thanks, but you gave me a neg rep point for helping you out. ?

 

[~laser_craver~]

Now that you understand the lift tick concept with our motors when someone trys to act smart and critisize on your car or the motor due to it ticking you can sound really smart when you come back with. Well actually......

 

[femmeDSM]

uh, I'd say thanks, but you gave me a neg rep point for helping you out. ?

Regular members cannot give Negative rep points - only Moderators and Wisemen. If someone gave you Negative rep points, the bar by the rep point in your User Control Panel would be red. If it's Grey, that just means that the user who gave you rep points hasn't gotten enough rep points him/her self for the points to add to your reputation, so they count as "0" for now. The Grey bar will (supposedly) turn Green once that member has ammassed enough rep points to be able to add to other's reputations.
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[96gsdsm]

For anyone with a GS/RS reading this post, PT cruser lifters are a direct match , i know they are for the non turbo's for sure, but you might wanna look into it for the 4g's, there stronger and you could probably find them cheeper seeing as there domestic. Rocker arms also fit into our heads. (i have 1 PT rocker in my valvetrain right now) ... or you could always swap yours out for hydraulic lifters

 

[Gamble97]

Regular members cannot give Negative rep points - only Moderators and Wisemen. If someone gave you Negative rep points, the bar by the rep point in your User Control Panel would be red. If it's Grey, that just means that the user who gave you rep points hasn't gotten enough rep points him/her self for the points to add to your reputation, so they count as "0" for now. The Grey bar will (supposedly) turn Green once that member has ammassed enough rep points to be able to add to other's reputations.
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oh thank man. On the other forum that I'm on, neg rep are grey if I remember correctly.