i have heard my valves tapping when i turn on my engine early in the morings or when ever i turn it on for the first time of that day and when the car starts warming up it gets a little better but it doesn't stop completely could it be from my spark plugs????? BY the way i have a 1998 accord LX 2.3 VTEC 4cyl

 

time for valve adjustment

 

When your driving your car, does it sound somewhat of a ticking? Not so much of knocking, but a ticking sound. My car tends to do the same thing. When the temp is cold outside, the ticking is a bit louder.

I went to get a valve adjustment to see if the problem would stop, but the thing is, is that i had gotten a valve adjustment 6 months prior to the problem. My mechanic looked into the problem more, and it turns out that its the Lost Motion Assembly.

Hope the info helped a little.

 

see when the engine get's warm it's good it's not that loud when the rpm goes up more than1500 it stops making that nois it does it only in 1500 RPM

 

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How much did he quote for that?

 

could be vavle adjustment or low oil . Nope it's not the plugs

 

yea check ur oil, my friends mitsubishi was making a knockin noise... i pulled out his dip stick and the oil was baked onto the stick and no oil in the engine. You hadda see this knocking stop after he added oil. the damage was done anyway ! good luck


98 accord...5 speeds are sometimes not enough

 

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i remember him quoting me 3 bills...

 

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For the knocking... you can also try to use higher octane, such as race gas.. which is $$$, or just use an octane booster. if the knocking goes away, then , if not then, could be that you need a valve adjustment.

as for the low oil... i dont think the knocking could be from that... if there was no oil and you ran your car like that... then the motor would blow...


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i remember him quoting me 3 bills...

he also told me that the prob could be that the consistency of the oil is too thick, which is causing the valve lifter to not operate at the normal speed. in other words, the thickness of the oil slows the lifters down. the oil im using is 10W-30... he sugguested that i use 5W-30

 

according to the honda charts all 1994 and newer accords are supposed to use 5w30 or thinner (newer models) no wonder your car sounds like a sewing machine......

 

what if you put a turbo on your car... i thought they recommended thicker oil? something like 20/50 any ideas?

 

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well my motor isnt stock


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yes, if you have turbo, you are supposed to use thicker oil. i'd say 15/50... but not sure...

 

i would get your lost motion assembly checked

 

accords are known for notoriously loud rocker arms and valves.....unless it's a lot louder than it used to be, I wouldn't be tooooo worried about. Just make sure your oil level is good as mentioned, and if you have more than 40,000 miles on the car and havn't had a valve adjustment....get one.

- Nathan