1998 acura CL v6 vtec

This morning on my way to work I stopped at a traffic light and I heard a tapping noise. It seems to only make the noise at idle. As I accelerate the noise goes away. If I rev the motor in neutral it makes the tapping noise.

I think its maybe a sticky valve, or lifter because of the cold. Anything I can do to fix the problem? I'm very picky about my cars, and this will drive me crazy!

thanks in advance guys!

Greg

 

You may need a valve adjustment

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by mrtrex &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">You may need a valve adjustment</TD></TR></TABLE>

yea what he said

 

alright, I'll calling the local dealership monday to set a appointment.

Thanks guys!

 

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Anything over 70k miles and you probably do.

 

Just tripped 100k the other night.

The only weird thing is...it sounds like only 1 valve is making the noise. Maybe its just more out of spec than the others?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by clean-eg &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Just tripped 100k the other night.

The only weird thing is...it sounds like only 1 valve is making the noise. Maybe its just more out of spec than the others?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Quite possible. They don't just all get out of spec.