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There's a loud "ticking" noise comming from my motor. It happend after I got on the boost. I'm Thinking it may be a dropped valve? What things could make a loud ticking noise like that? Thanks, Ramsey.

numbnuts22715

how loud is it?

I would suggest doing compression/leakdown tests asap to see if you have a problem.

SPOOLINmatt

if you dropped a valve you would definatly hear more than a ticking sound and that **** would prolly not run. Last time i heard a tick was when i went from 3rd to 2nd somehow and over revved it to like 11-12k. Yeah she ticked nicely and ended up discovering #3 rod journal went out of round.

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Also, I was fighting with my girlfriend while typing this and forgot to mention that I mis shifted when I didn this. I went from 3rd at 7k rpms to second. I don't know if it happend right then because I had my music on and both windows down, but I noticed it later when I answered a phone call and rolled up the windows and turned the music down. Maybe a spun rod bearing? I can use my camcorder on my phone to try and record the sound if you think it will help. I will just need to find a way to post it up.

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What is your rod journel going out of round mean? sorry I'm a noob.

numbnuts22715

thats probably when it happened...

seems like you could have bent a valve.

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time for the commpression - leakdown test and go from there. your more that likely gonna have to at minimum pull your head off if something is wrong

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Yeah, I guess I'll do a compression test. If a valve just needs adjusted, is that hard to fix, or am I still gonna have to pull the head off. I read in my haynes manuel that you could adjust the valves on a non vtec motor by just pulling the valve cover off, or do you think it will be more extensive than just an adjustment?

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Any more opinons, input?

Si Shane

Adjusting valves is making the clearences juuuust right. You have a bent valve if your valve is damaged, which can not be adjusted to seal.

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Damn, that sucks. The car doesn't feel any different power wise, if I bent a valve, would the car feel different? I assume repairing the valve would mean pulling the head correct? I really don't wanna have to do that. It doesn't seem like a job for someone who is just learning.

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You bent a valve, I did the samething. Plan on pulling the head and replacing the valves. . .

ILcrxsi1

Well your sig says ls vtec turbo on the way. I can't think of a more perfect time to start

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Yup, looks like my build will be ahead of schedule. Kinda sucks though because if I have to do this sooner instead of later, I'm gonna have to leave some things out that I wanted to do, i.e sleeves, new valves and other stuff for the head etc. I don't want to just put the b16 head on, and not build the bottom. Will 400 whp be ok on the block if I don't sleeve it. I've talked to a few people that said the block would be ok untill 450 without sleeves, but I wanted to get other peoples opinions. As I said, I'm going to have to cut some things out now.