helpp pleasee

[tobybrennan]

it does sound like its coming from the rocker cover

i'll do that trick thoughh

[tobybrennan]

done that trick len

doesnt seem to be ticking
its not all the time, it seems to be sometime louder than others =/

[TalisaJade]

rightt...

i'll sit in my car start it up (not a problem)

but when its idleing it sound ticky inside the car and outside the car

any ideas what this could be?

pleasee

mine does this too does someone want to fix it for me?!

[Stirring Moose]

Could be one of the ancilleries, such as water pump, P/S pump or alternator. A possible check for this is to remove the drive belts and run the motor briefly. First lose the P/S belt and start up. If all is quiet then suspect P/S pump troubles. If no joy, whip off the alternator/water pump belt and try again (obviously don't run for too long in this condition as there's no water circulating). If taking the alternator and water pump out of the equation doesn't shut things up then you'll have to look else where but at least you'll have knocked three potential culprits off the list.

S.M.

[Khare]

Put a screwdriver on the engine (rocker cover) and put an ear to the handle, the ticking should be louder if its the tappets.
If not then look for other culprits!

I use that trick for all parts of the engine. The camshaft cover, the block, the alternator, the injectors, water pump. Each component has it's own cycle and sound, so if there is a sound out of the normal, I can spot an early failure or faulty component. It's pretty much a stethoscope.