Very strange ticking from my engine, its on the right side of the engine, where the blets and ect are.

Ok so here's what happens,
when i start the car up it ticks for about 2 seconds.
and when im driving i can hear the ticking on
1st 2nd and 3rd gear, at around 2500rpm...

I did a valve adjustment but the ticking is still happening.
What do you think causes the problem?

When im on the freeway usually 4th and 5th gear i dont hear any ticking.

 

the only time I ever heard that was from an engine that was OUT of oil an it never went away, even with oil in it.

 

actually, my injectors tick, loud. I've heard a couple different crx's and civic's with b16's that tap. put a screwdriver up to the injectors while there ticking, like your listening to your valves

 

It sounds like your fuel injectors... I had a DOHC ZC and it did the same thing and it seemed like it was loudest when it was cold

 

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take the timming belt cover off - you might have a frayed belt? just have a really good look at the belts

 

my ZC does the same thing. it only started when i did a de-carb on it. but it sounds like its from the belt area of mine too.

i stopped worrying about it. the damn thing has oil, and i'll do a valve adjustment soon...

 

Lost motion assemblys

 

I had a similar problem but not on my ZC. It was a 1990 sentra I had way back. It turned out to be a broken tensor for the timing belt.

 

mine does it until its warm, then its gone. im thinking its something to do with the lower oil pressure until it warms up. i have a b series though, but i share your concern. i hat ehearing it until it goes away.

not a good feeling

 

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read... https://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=478322

 

i had the same problem on my old b16,i thought it was my valves and $400 bucks later it was still doing it,i cam to the conclusion it was my cam gears were a little loose.but know that i have had my new b16 in for 3 days it still does it a little.who knows i still have a lot to do to get it running right.

 

just checking, for all you guys that responded, was it constantly? or only when you hit a certain rpm, because at idle-2400 rpm the car sounds normal, but when i hit 2500rpm then thats when it makes the noise.

 

it was the reverse for me,only tickiking at idle and low rpm's.

 

is it a tick or a knock my zc ticks constenly but my ol zc would only knock at 3500-6000 rpm two months later boom! threw a rod not to scare you or anything but its hard to understand the sound on print