90KUTTY Posted December 3, 2003 Report Share Posted December 3, 2003 in idle my 3.1 makes a ticking sound in park and sounds a little rough. any ideas on the problems? ( . Y . ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godofthunder Posted December 3, 2003 Report Share Posted December 3, 2003 Does it go away? when it heats up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandprix104 Posted December 3, 2003 Report Share Posted December 3, 2003 Where have i heard that before? Oh yeah, every morning. Try using valv maxlife oil it helped quiet mine down a bit. At least half the people on this board have that problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
90KUTTY Posted December 3, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2003 it starts when it heats up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quaddriver Posted December 3, 2003 Report Share Posted December 3, 2003 in idle my 3.1 makes a ticking sound in park and sounds a little rough. any ideas on the problems? ( . Y . ) where to begn.... leaking intake gasket causing coolant to wash the lifters minimum wrist pin diameter with maximum piston/wrist pin bore crack in exhaust manifold missing/damaged exhaust flex joint.... Funny sounds are one where I need to see/hear the car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudefyet Posted December 19, 2003 Report Share Posted December 19, 2003 Does it go away? when it heats up? so you saying that if you have a little valve ticking when the engine is cold and it go's away when it heats up the engine is perfectly fine? just wondering cause that's what mine does Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redfox340 Posted December 19, 2003 Report Share Posted December 19, 2003 it starts when it heats up Does it increase in volume (sound) when the RPM's increase? Where in the engine is it coming from? Topside? Bottom? Driver or passenger side? - Erik Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SigEpCutlass Posted December 19, 2003 Report Share Posted December 19, 2003 the 3.1 & 3100 have this problem with a ticking noise when they start up cold soemtimes...it's not bad! GM has acknowledged this problem and they offered no solution. Mine didn't start doing it until it was over 50,000 and it only does it when it is really cold outside. I can't remember where i read it, but I know it's okay...as long as it goes away when your engine warms up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmokesGTP Posted December 19, 2003 Report Share Posted December 19, 2003 My DOHC does it for a minute or two in the morning then it goes away as the car warms up. Seems perfectly normal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slade901 Posted December 19, 2003 Report Share Posted December 19, 2003 Get a Sea Foam Motor Treatment to fix that tapping noise during cold winter and fix that carbon build up on the engine http://www.seafoamsales.com/motorTuneUpTechGas.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topless94style Posted December 19, 2003 Report Share Posted December 19, 2003 Mine does the same thing, only when the engine is cold, and the ticking speeds up with the rpms speeding up. When the engine warms it goes away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ritchierich1 Posted December 19, 2003 Report Share Posted December 19, 2003 My 3800 does that too when it is real cold in the mornings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dkorinko Posted December 19, 2003 Report Share Posted December 19, 2003 Yeah i have the same noise in my car, I have been told it is an "exhaust leak" and that i need a new exhaust manifold gasket, as soon as i can i am going to change it and hopefully that will fix my problem. The ticking changes though, sometimes i really notice it and other times i dont...although i can never hear it from inside the car, u have to be standing by the hood to hear it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1badtgp Posted December 19, 2003 Report Share Posted December 19, 2003 All my w-bods do this. Age and mileage wear down on the lifters, which are hydraulic. The 2.8 does it slightly even when warm. Hell, even our 02 Beetle is doind it after the 40,000 mile mark(every new beetle I have heard over 40k on the 2.0 does it as well). Not harmful, just annoying. Btw, when was the last time you changed your oil? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supreme_style21 Posted December 19, 2003 Report Share Posted December 19, 2003 it starts when it heats up Its not the common valve tick. He says it doesn't start until it gets warm. The valve tick goes away when it gets warm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudefyet Posted December 19, 2003 Report Share Posted December 19, 2003 good way of getting back to the point....all i can offer is have you ever let your oil get really low or like previously stated...changed the only lately...all you have to do is let it get too low on oil once and it'll tick for good...i had a nissan do the same thing as your car...found out the oil pan seal was shot and i was running it with hardly any oil...taught me a good lesson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
90KUTTY Posted December 20, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2003 Nope never let the oil get low, I don't know its come from somewhere near the alternator, I thought it might be a loose bolt but why would it only do it when its warm so I don't know, its so annoying ill try some of that sea foam maybe it will work, how much is that sea foam stuff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudefyet Posted December 20, 2003 Report Share Posted December 20, 2003 hmm...check and see if it's the tension pully they make noise sometimes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
90KUTTY Posted December 20, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2003 i thought it might be that, but i had held it to feel if the tapping was coming from there and its not coming from that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
90KUTTY Posted December 20, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2003 its very near the altenator i cant fill any vibration from the ticking, its loud in park ,but when i switch into gear its a little less intense, but can still be heard from inside the car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slade901 Posted December 20, 2003 Report Share Posted December 20, 2003 Try a GM top end cleaner first or get a Seafoam Motor Tune-up around $6. It gets rid of any carbon buildup in the piston, valve, etc. and it's suppose to last around 15K. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandPrix34 Posted December 20, 2003 Report Share Posted December 20, 2003 couldnt be ticking also be the injectors letting yuo know they are still there? REmember someone on the board pointing that out to me awhile back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supreme_style21 Posted December 20, 2003 Report Share Posted December 20, 2003 couldnt be ticking also be the injectors letting yuo know they are still there? REmember someone on the board pointing that out to me awhile back. In that case, my car lets me know LOTS of things are still there every drive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
90KUTTY Posted December 21, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 21, 2003 How do I get the SEA FOAM in the engine to the pistons and all that, LIKE THROTTLE BODY CLEANER OR WHAT? I HAVE NOT A CLUE.confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luminazkidd21 Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 I know this seems a dead issue, since the last post was 2003 mine has started doing this as well, no ticking at cold start but once the engine is nice and warm get a noticeable tick coming from bottm of the car. forums ive read im hoping its the timing chain tensioner but would like a little more before I take it to the shop. My z has 212k miles and still runs like a champ except for the ticking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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