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lately just recently i have been hearing a ticking noise from under the coil packs it gets louder as i accelerate but i have no clue wat it could be ...sticky lifters idk ? and also the cars rpm jumps around at idle like from 900-1100 back and forth maybe once every other start but stays like this for a while.... ive done a complete tune up theres nothing i left out!
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Re: ticking noise
sounds like a lifter/pushrod.
not much you can do without taking the valve cover off and checking -
Re: ticking noise
??? yeah you can... a sticky valve is gonna show up in a vacuum test, and if you wanna tell where the ticking is coming from, take a piece of hose, hold one end to your ear and the other to a valve cover. its like a stethescope but cheaper and just as good. you'll be able to hear exactly where the sound is coming from.Originally posted by victimizati0n2000 3.8L Camaro A4 Pewter Y87<br />K&N Filter, SLP Ram Air kit, Eibach Pro Kit, Flowmaster 80 series, Silverstars, NGK plugs and MSD Super Conductor Wires, Electric Water PumpComment
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Re: ticking noise
so he can fix it with the valve cover still on?Originally posted by Camaro DomComment
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