Name this noise (engine tick)
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Only if you dont put oil in it...then you will have more noises.
Its sounds valve train related..not a rod at IMHO.
narrow it down to front...back...left..rigth etc if you can. The stethascope wil do that the second you place it on a cam cover.
Its sounds valve train related..not a rod at IMHO.
narrow it down to front...back...left..rigth etc if you can. The stethascope wil do that the second you place it on a cam cover.
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It looks like an '86?
If it was an '85, I'd suspect a stuck cam chain tensioner.
'85 tensioner needs part A updated from a flat plate, to the '86 cap, below.
If it was an '85, I'd suspect a stuck cam chain tensioner.
'85 tensioner needs part A updated from a flat plate, to the '86 cap, below.
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Porken, that was my thought also.
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Thanks guys. I'll get the stethoscope. It was another thought I had that it could be some sort of issue with the chain tensioner. Car DID NOT have this particular noise when I ran it on Sunday night before it quit on me. The lifters made noise but quieted down mostly after running a bit.
Well, I was going to do the cam covers anyway....
Well, I was going to do the cam covers anyway....
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My 86.5 had similar noise from a bad injector. I replaced the injectors and the noise went away. Not sure if that is the issue but might be worth checking with a stethoscope/hose.
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I had a sudden noise like that apparently coming from the top front of the engine. Took it to the garage who fitted the new cam belt. They looked really worried but having left it there they came back to me and had fixed it. A squirt of WD40 on the AC compressor belt cured it. Even they couldn't believe a belt could make that kind of noise but it did.
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I'll put some seafoam in the oil then too. Maybe get some auto-RX.
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Sure as hell sounds similar.