4LugR

just within the last few days, i have noticed that when i am driving it around, and i leave it in second gear, lets say, at about 3000-4k rpm, the motor taps pretty loud, it sounds like the lifters, but it never did that b4. i change the motor oil every 3k miles and use 5w-30 mobil 1. this happened to anyone else?? lifters??

PrettyLude

maybe you need to adjust your valves?

4LugR

k thanks, ill have to check that out.. this happen to anyone else?? any other suggestions???

PrettyLude

or you may have some bad lost motion assemblies

L8ApexH22

I thought I had loud lifters until it went in for another problem...turned out I had 3 bad and one very bad rod bearing. 118k, autocrossed since about 70k. Replaced rod and main bearings, and it's quiet now.

4LugR

its almost sounds more like a light tapping, than full out tapping lifters, its not super loud, but its louder than it was before.. imma check out my valves, and then ill get bak to u, thanks for the insight, and ur scaring me..lol. anyone else??

JDMF22B

5 months ago my dad told me my lifters sounded like they were getting high, 5 months later I threw a bearing and broke a rod. =x

4LugR

****..... now im scared..lol. gunna go get it checked out.. hahaha

shdriver99

Dude am I lost or do I not know something about f22's. I know my h22a4 doesn't have lifters so I don't understand where all this domestic lifter **** is coming from? Can someone please explain to me which hondas have lifters?

Innovation

lifters?

mkazm83

I think I have the same problem. I can hear it only at 3000-3300 as the motor mutes it out. Its really noticable if im driving next to a wall.

4LugR

ya, exactly... imma get a valve adjustment in a few days, and ill see if it goes away...<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by shdriver99 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Dude am I lost or do I not know something about f22's. I know my h22a4 doesn't have lifters so I don't understand where all this domestic lifter **** is coming from? Can someone please explain to me which hondas have lifters?</TD></TR></TABLE>

im sorry, i shud clarify... thats what it sounds like.. tapping lifters..

bigz187

ok man, this is gonna scare the **** out of your, I have the exact same problem with my 98 base model. When ever it idled, it sounded like the lifters were tapping against the valve cover, and for the longest time I though that I just needed a valve adj. So whenever I got around to doing the valve adj., I pulled the valve cover off and bamp....the rockerarms were cutting a grove into my cams. I fuc%ed freaked out. I had to replace all 8 rocker arms ($1,000 @ cost from honda) and both cams. My mechanic said that the cause was from lack of oil or the valve lash was set way too loose. Well thats my story and I hope that it doesn't end like mine did....good luck to u man

4LugR

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by bigz187 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">ok man, this is gonna scare the **** out of your, I have the exact same problem with my 98 base model. When ever it idled, it sounded like the lifters were tapping against the valve cover, and for the longest time I though that I just needed a valve adj. So whenever I got around to doing the valve adj., I pulled the valve cover off and bamp....the rockerarms were cutting a grove into my cams. I fuc%ed freaked out. I had to replace all 8 rocker arms ($1,000 @ cost from honda) and both cams. My mechanic said that the cause was from lack of oil or the valve lash was set way too loose. Well thats my story and I hope that it doesn't end like mine did....good luck to u man </TD></TR></TABLE>

****.... that f*n sucks.. imma take off my valve cover, and check..it duznt do it so much when it idles, more so in tke 2500-3500 rpm range, but ill get the cover off and check.. ooo and thanks for scaring the **** out of me, lol....

Innovation

H22's have lifters?

JDMF22B

I really should edit my story and add in the fact that my dad only worked on domestics his whole life, and what he told me is "it sounds like your lifters are getting high" then 5 months later a thrown bearing and a broken rod. Not to confuse with "your lifters ARE getting high". Just thought id clear that up for all the smartasses ;D

Jesus_FR

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Innovation &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">H22's have lifters?</TD></TR></TABLE>
I think they mean rocker arms
Lost motion assemblies can make a tapping noise as well.

bigz187

excuse me, your right, I meant rockerarms. Whenever I pulled the head off, the lost motion springs where still ok

yOnKiNaToR

on your guys' cars, is the tapping significantly louder when the car is in load at low rpm? (going up a hill in 5th gear)

just wondering because my car is tapping like crazy and taps much loader under load. maybe i'll take my cover off too.

4LugR

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by yOnKiNaToR &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">on your guys' cars, is the tapping significantly louder when the car is in load at low rpm? (going up a hill in 5th gear)

just wondering because my car is tapping like crazy and taps much loader under load. maybe i'll take my cover off too.</TD></TR></TABLE>
it is in my car, but then after about 4k rpm, the motor and my exhaust drown out the noise.. so imma take a look at it this week

JDMF22B

mine was only noticeable under idle, although the sound might have been hidden underneath my really loud short ram intake -_-

yOnKiNaToR

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by JDMF22B &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">mine was only noticeable under idle, although the sound might have been hidden underneath my really loud short ram intake -_-</TD></TR></TABLE>


i have a loud exhaust and a short ram and under load the tapping drowns out the intake and almost the exhaust. it's quiet any other time.