so i just had my head rebuilt everything was done performance cams i put the head by the way before the head was taken off my head ticked had it rebuilt and it still ticks im thinking its the distributor my honda sevice manual says if i use a timing light and my timings off i have to replace my ECU and theres no way to adjust the distributor but im not about to go buy a 400 dollar ecu, what should i do ?

 

the ticking may be due to valve adjustment.

What year car ?

 

Use punctuation so I don't get a headache while trying to read your posts...

But seriously, I'd double check your valve lash clearances because that is normally what causes a noisy head. If you are OBD2, the timing is electronically adjusted by the ECU and cannot be manually adjusted without going back to OBD1. What year is you car?

 

sounds like valve lash to me

 

i noticed that most h22's are kind of loud even with proper valve adjustment. also, not only are the valves loud, the injectors make a bunch of noise too.

 

my valves were adjusted before i started it, could they be off again ? and if its not that could it be my Igintion control module, or something in the distibutor ? by the way my car is a 1999 Honda Prelude SH

 

even with a proper valve adjustment they are still noisey. h22's are by no means quiet running engines. right now mine is pretty noisey as well and i know it is in need of a valve adjustment. My last lude however was still noisey even after a valve adjustment. just a tad quieter but still loud.

 

the click is probably from the LMA's. were they replaced when the head was rebuilt? i guarantee it has nothing to do with the distributor..

 

You guys ever hear a VW valve train? Now thats noisy!
Buy a 10 doller stethoscope and find where the noise is coming from.
As most of them said though its likely your valve lash needs adjusting.

DIY valve lash is in honda-tech's archive, go check it out if you got the time.
OR, honda has a flat rate 1 hour labour if your too chicken (don't have the tools)

...I chickened out once, BUT on the plus side when I grew some bolas and did it myself, IT WAS WAAAAAAAAAAAAAY more quieter (not a real word is it) than when Honda did it. So in the end, DIY the first time and every time!

 

yes i had brand new LMAs put in and yes i know h22s are noisey but this isnt the normal noise it doesnt sound like it used to it sounded just like when the ticking went on while i was driving my car, i no this isnt normal i just have no idea what it could be and i adjusted my valves once idk if i did it right i used a .007 mm feller guage and with slight movement between rocker and cam

 

In for a possible answer, I have the same problem with my h23. Mine is so loud you can hear it if you drive behind me.

 

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Noticed that too....Though it was just me