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Old 02-18-2009, 01:58 PM
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Mysterious ticking sound

Help! i've been gettin these weird ticking sound coming from the engine. If i put the car in N or P the sounds would come from the Engine. Once i put it in D it goes away
plz help!!
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check the wires that cover the spark plugs up
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Originally Posted by dozer
check the wires that cover the spark plugs up
i did, everything is fit and tight
i dont think its the belts either
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i hid a timex in there the other day
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Originally Posted by zoom44
i hid a timex in there the other day
rofl
good1
ne way ne other suggestions?
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do the ticks get faster if you push the gas?
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have another look at your plug leads . Take them off and inspect for tracking ....
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Originally Posted by Brettus
have another look at your plug leads . Take them off and inspect for tracking ....
I've replaced my coils and spark plugs
but havent replace wires, so that might b the problem?
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well if the ticks get faster with increasing rpm - I would put the leads at the top of my list ....
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Originally Posted by Brettus
well if the ticks get faster with increasing rpm - I would put the leads at the top of my list ....
yea it does, so how would i check the leads? pardon my little knowledge
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i dont know, but this happend to me and i found out that the wire covering the spark plug up was just a LITTLE loose...
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Originally Posted by dozer
i dont know, but this happend to me and i found out that the wire covering the spark plug up was just a LITTLE loose...
yea it happened to me before, the mighty search button helped me solve it
but now its back again
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if you have replaced the coils i would assume you have a few miles on them so they should be done anyway .
Not sure how the pros do it but ths might be usefull . Go somewhere really dark and wait a few mins for your eyes to adjust . Now start the car an lift the bonnet - if a lead is tracking you should be able to see the spark .....
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