B16a with new plugs, cap, rotor, new injectors, fuel pump (walboro 195), skunk2 intake mani, i/h/e

just did valve adjustment, still have ticking/chatter near the injectors, starts at 1200 rpm's and gets progressively louder ....any ideas?

 

how sure are you that it is near the injectors, could it be your tranny? Also, even after a valve adj., you are still going to hear the valves ticking, it just shouldnt be as loud.

 

pretty positive it's there....it's between two and three. deff not the tranny....deff not normal valve chatter

 

Well, the injectors themselves tick, and the ticking increases in speed as RPMs increase. That's completely normal.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Padawan &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Well, the injectors themselves tick, and the ticking increases in speed as RPMs increase. That's completely normal. </TD></TR></TABLE>

true but even then its noticable to a certain limit..... a valve tick is 10x more louder than an injector tick or click!

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by rip94delsol &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote"> a valve tick is 10x more louder than an injector tick or click!</TD></TR></TABLE>

It depends upon how they're currently adjusted, but he has already stated that a valve adjustment was recently performed.

 

the valves were adjusted within stock specs (.006-.007 in. and .007-.008 ex.)..and the tick is more than injector noise. i'll listen closely to it and try to post up a more accurate description, but the only way i know to describe it is ticking.


*for the record I'm a chick*

 

a good friend of mine did the job and it just seem like its coming from 2 and 3 . it well come in and out. any info well be great thanks alot.

 

when the LMAs start to wear out, they'll make that ticking sound.

 

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I would be careful posting that kind of info on this board, lol.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by sol2hatch &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">I would be careful posting that kind of info on this board, lol. </TD></TR></TABLE>

beware of the 1 that notices it

 

hey, i am just being the good samaritan here.

 

she's my girl friend and she's new to the honda world.

 

really? you make her do her own research on her car, or she is into it herself? Your GF is awesome. I need a new one, personally.

 

she like this stuff alot . it also funny that she drives the same kind of car that i do same color and wheels just her's has a b16 in it and i have a gsr in mine..lol

 

deadend what the best way to find out if the lmas are bad or going bad?

 

you can pull one out and see if the spring binds at all. If they are bad dont replace them its a waste of money. all it will do is just tick a little louder. Whatever you do dont just take them out. Leave them in place and let them tick.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by IceySC &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">deadend what the best way to find out if the lmas are bad or going bad?</TD></TR></TABLE>

pull off the valve cover. Push down on the VTEC rocker assembly. If they stick, they're on their way out

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by sol2hatch &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">really? you make her do her own research on her car, or she is into it herself? Your GF is awesome. </TD></TR></TABLE>

He doesn't make me do my own research...I do it because I enjoy it. And yes I am totally awesome!

 

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pull off the valve cover. Push down on the VTEC rocker assembly. If they stick, they're on their way out</TD></TR></TABLE>



And if they're binding bad, then replace them. You can buy them new for about 35/ea or find someone who is parting out their head (those running vtec killer cams and rocker arms). To not replace them is like saying to dont worry about a spun rod bearing.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by hondasniper &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">

To not replace them is like saying to dont worry about a spun rod bearing. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Are you serious? A spun rod bearing will chew your motor to ****. A bad LMA will just make a loud ticking noise. If you were to totally remove the LMA and then not replace it you would have problems, but to just keep a bad one in there will have no adverse effects on your motor. Please back up your statment with some research or facts and tell me if Im wrong.

 

are you sure you had the right feeler guages when you did the valve adjustment? could be off a little.