Hi guys...i usually leave my car off over night..and turn it on in the morning...i usually here this tapping noise...similar to like someone who has a dime and is tapping it on a table...However, this only happens when the car is idle and when the car isn't warmed up yet...after driving and the car is warmed up, the tapping goes away...any ideas? This is a b18b by the way with around 20kmiles on the motor. Thanks in advance!

Khoi

 

Have u checked the valves. Your valves may need to be adjusted.

 

MOST LIKELY A VALVE ADJUSTMENT !
I NEED TO DO THE SAME THING TO MY TEG

 

What they said.

 

ok..cool deal..i'll go get my valves adjusted soon then....im glad that its nothign serious...but why does the tapping go away after the car is warmed?

Khoi

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Sohc Driver &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">ok..cool deal..i'll go get my valves adjusted soon then....im glad that its nothign serious...but why does the tapping go away after the car is warmed?

Khoi</TD></TR></TABLE>

I guess if it gets hot, the metal expands and tightens them. Tapping usually means the valves are loose.

 

Im thinking of getting a Helm's manual and the right tools to do my valve adjustments. Is this a simple or difficult job? What are things that i should be concerned about?

Khoi

 

How often should you adjust your valves?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Sohc Driver &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Im thinking of getting a Helm's manual and the right tools to do my valve adjustments. Is this a simple or difficult job? What are things that i should be concerned about?

Khoi</TD></TR></TABLE>Get a helms and you will be fine.... it is very easy. Also, team-integra.net has a great article on how to do a valve adjustment

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by Xumarius &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">How often should you adjust your valves?</TD></TR></TABLE>every 15k

 

sometimes dirty injectors tap and are mistaken for valve tap.