Does this tick sound like....
Pro
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From: Fort Myers Florida
Yes it is. Once warm the noise is gone and does not come back until the motor is completely cooled down. I'm not saying this particular noise is nothing to be concerned about but I guess it is kind of reassuring to know others having this issue have been driving their cars for a good while without catastrophy
Melting Slicks
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From: Edmonton Alberta, Canada
Not all V8's are noisy!
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Melting Slicks
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From: Virginia
I have a 2011 silverado 5.3 and it'quiet too. You can here lifter noise but it's not loud at all. I thought about buying new lifters, cups and pushrods but my luck I would swap them out and end up with the same lifter noise. I really don't have the time to do it and labor on that would prob be over a grand.
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From: Atlantic Beach FL.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Virginia
Oil pressure has been fine with the exception of the other day. Took it out and oil pressure dropped to 0 while driving through town, I posted a thread with a video about.. I believe that may be a failing OPS. Other than that oil pressure is good.
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From: Atlantic Beach FL.
I use a cheep mechanics stethoscope and listen to everything.
Mine was making a loud popping sound and believe it or not it was an exhaust leak.
The AIR check valves can get noisy.
The fuel injectors can get loud.
You can have arking from a bad plug wire or connection.
There could be something failing being driven by the belt.
You really need a way to localize the noise.
Mine was making a loud popping sound and believe it or not it was an exhaust leak.
The AIR check valves can get noisy.
The fuel injectors can get loud.
You can have arking from a bad plug wire or connection.
There could be something failing being driven by the belt.
You really need a way to localize the noise.
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Melting Slicks
Joined: Nov 2011
Posts: 3,187
Likes: 266
From: Virginia
I use a cheep mechanics stethoscope and listen to everything.
Mine was making a loud popping sound and believe it or not it was an exhaust leak.
The AIR check valves can get noisy.
The fuel injectors can get loud.
You can have arking from a bad plug wire or connection.
There could be something failing being driven by the belt.
You really need a way to localize the noise.
Mine was making a loud popping sound and believe it or not it was an exhaust leak.
The AIR check valves can get noisy.
The fuel injectors can get loud.
You can have arking from a bad plug wire or connection.
There could be something failing being driven by the belt.
You really need a way to localize the noise.
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Did this just start or has this gone on since you bought the car? I had an issue with mine many years ago coming back from Bowling Green. A lot of low RPM 6th gear driving caused some carbon deposits that would rock the piston on cold start. Sounded like piston slap because my Pontiac had piston slap bad. I did a carbon cleaning and have never had the issue again.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Virginia
Did this just start or has this gone on since you bought the car? I had an issue with mine many years ago coming back from Bowling Green. A lot of low RPM 6th gear driving caused some carbon deposits that would rock the piston on cold start. Sounded like piston slap because my Pontiac had piston slap bad. I did a carbon cleaning and have never had the issue again.
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Melting Slicks
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From: Virginia
So I used a mechanics stethoscope today to get a good listen of the tapping and it is def coming from down in the motor. I was hoping I would catch a break and find out that it was just an exhaust leak but its def not coming from the manifolds or the valve covers... it's strange though because it takes a good 2 mins for it to start after cranking. The tick doesn't seem to be AS bad now as well.