I have a ticking coming from top side of engine....comeing from between intake cam and injectors(in that area). I have adjusted the valves....what else would tick like valves? THe valve guides?


[Modified by FitCRX, 8:55 AM 11/30/2002]

 

Is it a knock, or a tick?

I'm pretty sure the valves will do the ticking, and the piston/s would do the knocking. So you gotta decide for yourself. If you can hear it down below header area, it's probably the piston/s.

Have you tried an oil change?

 

It probably your injectors. That's normal.

 

Most of Honda's 4 cyl.'s do have a ticking sound to them, especially when cold. My Teg sometimes sounds like a sewing machine, and my Accord before that sounded much the same. I think these sounds are perfectly normal.

 

What oil are you running? I ran 10-30 in my sisters Civic but when she needed an oil change I only had some 5-30 and it seem'd make a lil bit more noise, like the sound of oil thats really thin being slapped around. Its normal.


Blaze

 

What he said

 

thanks...guys...I will continue to not worry about it.

 

if it gets worst, its probably gonna be you valves (bent)...

 

some times if you dont use a new gauge to adjust the valves your specs could be a hair off and no matter how many times you adjust the valves they will be ticking
trust me i worked on hondas over 10 years