space-tuna

I'm experiencing a light ticking noise in my engine. I thought the valves needed adjusting but I took it to Honda and it did not help. Any other reasons for a noise of this nature??

RacerXI

b-series?

platinum00

oil pump.

could not be getting oil up there

platinum

redboost10

could be forged pistons? maybe

space-tuna

I have a B series w/internals rods, pistons, blockguard, headstuds. Would forged pistons make a noise????

space-tuna

It sounds like it's coming from behind the cam gears.

RacerXI

My motor did the same thing a few weeks back. I suspected the LMA's, but I never truly found out where it was coming from. Does it make the sound at all rpms or only in the low range?

space-tuna

What exactly is an LMA??? It makes the ticking in all RPM's What did you do about it?? Someone suggested it may be a valve seal tearing apart.

T-RO

My D series is also ticking. I was told it was the rockers.

Johnyquest

my DSM injectors tick like a mother ******, especially at idle. Are you sure that's not what your hearing?

Good luck.

jazz215

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my d16z6 ticks at idle too.. i cant really tell where its coming from though... only that its near the fuel rail and cam gear.

racinskittle

My D16z6 ticks at idle too! Not sure why yet.

But there's worse problems from somewhere else so that's my last worry ????

baphomet

TravSi

my d series ticks at idle also but i have an aftermarket cam and springs so i think its just noisey....

Mr.DC2TurBo

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its your pistons, I just did my internals and I'm getting the ticking too. Its noticable when u start up but after the engine warms up the sound gets softer. Did you just get it done? Make sure not to boost until u get at least 700 miles on the new motor and rev no more than 3500 rpm while breaking it in.

redboost10

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its your pistons, I just did my internals and I'm getting the ticking too. Its noticable when u start up but after the engine warms up the sound gets softer. Did you just get it done? Make sure not to boost until u get at least 700 miles on the new motor and rev no more than 3500 rpm while breaking it in.</TD></TR></TABLE>
ecaxtly what he said, forged pistons but once it warms up, cant notice much

earl

A bad piston pin can sound like an out of adjustment valve. It will make that noise hot or cold.

chinners10

i got a B series its a B18B1 96 engine..i got forged pistons.. and it ticks when its cold.. cause it needs to expand, i got Eagle rods too, and crower valves, and crower springs, oh the injectors tick also.. and B series usually has a small tick, i don't know why.. but its a small tick and thats normal, as long as its not coming from the bottom end like a DSM your ok..

RacerXI

A LMA is a lost motion assembly. It's pretty much a lifter that puts pressure on the vtec lobe to keep it form rattling when it is not in use. I've heard they bind more than anything, but I have no personal experience with them.

I was also told by a shop that my motor had bent wrist pins on it, but my motor only made the sound during lower rpms (4K or below). Good luck figuring it out.

HybridHatchC1

fuel injectors click

Prelude91siT

i get alot of ticking noise to. it sounds like it could be my cam gears. if i could some expense ones would that help. i be thinking they r a lil unbalanced or something

gunslinger

The piston noise that your are referring to is called "Piston Slap" some engine builders build with a looser tolerance when using forged pistons in a FI motor.
That may or may not be the problem I was just letting you know what it was called
later

TURBO4drTypeR

if you have billet cams the noise will never go away...but if you dont then get your rockers checked....

goodluck

Cole D

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That may or may not be the problem I was just letting you know what it was called
later</TD></TR></TABLE>

what builder builds a engine with loose tolerances I hope he didn't build yours the only thing I can think of that would be considered loose would be the piston ring gap(FI) other than that you want everything else spot on not loose

PM-Performance

its pistons to wall clearances hes referring to im sure.
both my motors witrh Je's sound like desiel motors i get paranoid, but deal with it