Lifter Tick?? - Page 2 - ZR-1 Net Registry Forums

RiceEatingZR1 · 03-10-2007

hmm I think my car might be starting to make the same sound. I had it stored away for winter and turned it on today and heard the sound. Did you ever find out what caused this? if not if you want send me your video and I will upload it. email: shaun.richmond@sbcglobal.net

91King · 03-10-2007

Last year my car developed a ticking noise about two weeks after I changed plugs and wires. The ticking noise sounded like lifter tick, but it turned out to be a hair line crack in the insulator on the number 5 plug. Replaced the plug, ticking gone.

RiceEatingZR1 · 03-11-2007

I used a piece of wood as a stethescope and put it on the cam cover and could not hear it but when I was able to put it on the fuel Rail I was able to hear it better. I just had the injectors replaced about 2 years ago now. could it be a bad injector?

jonszr1 · 03-11-2007

when you replaced the injectors did you get the factory inj. or did you go with another company like accel or rc? If you used the factory ones then yeah could be going . factory injectors don't like todays fuel

RiceEatingZR1 · 03-11-2007

Yeah I got RC injectors

RiceEatingZR1 · 03-12-2007

I took some Video of my car running so that maybe it will give you a better understanding

http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v2...nt=zr1tick.flv

03-12-2007

Kind of hard to tell over the PC, sounds pretty damn choppy. Check the oil level to see if you are running a bit low (will cause lifters to make noise) Add oil if needed.

Get a real auto stethescope place around cam cover over each lifter hole, and then you can reach the driver side tensioner to check for excessive noise as well.

jonszr1 · 03-12-2007

shaun , were you the one that was haveing trouble getting your car running after replacing head gaskets?. have you tried pulling the plug wires one at a time with it running and see if it stop? you might give the rc guys a call and ask them if their inj might make this sound if one is partially plugged ? i listened to you vid and something tells me it might be a plug wire .its my best guess hope that helps.

RiceEatingZR1 · 03-13-2007

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Originally Posted by jonszr1

shaun , were you the one that was haveing trouble getting your car running after replacing head gaskets?. have you tried pulling the plug wires one at a time with it running and see if it stop? you might give the rc guys a call and ask them if their inj might make this sound if one is partially plugged ? i listened to you vid and something tells me it might be a plug wire .its my best guess hope that helps.

I didn't have a head gasket issue.. but I am going to pull the Wires and check plugs. I was thing about replacing them with some NGK plugs anyway. thanks for the advice .

jonszr1 · 03-13-2007

be very carefull when gapping them as that little tiny tip breaks very easy ( found out the hard way) I set my gap @45 with a gap ring . you also need the wire gapper for bending the strap. I found that the gap out of the box was between 60 -70 thou and thats too big . Ps you have a very nice engine compartment . did you get her pcd?

03-10-2007	#11
RiceEatingZR1 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Aurora, IL Posts: 309	Re: Lifter Tick?? hmm I think my car might be starting to make the same sound. I had it stored away for winter and turned it on today and heard the sound. Did you ever find out what caused this? if not if you want send me your video and I will upload it. email: shaun.richmond@sbcglobal.net __________________ -Shaun 1991 Charcoal Metallic ZR1 #730 [URL="http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2649606"]http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2649606[/URL] [URL="http://community.webshots.com/user/shaun91zr1"][/URL] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v211/RiceEatingZR1/Forum%20Sig/Sig1.gif[/IMG]

03-10-2007	#12
91King Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Colleywood, Texas Posts: 40	Re: Lifter Tick?? Last year my car developed a ticking noise about two weeks after I changed plugs and wires. The ticking noise sounded like lifter tick, but it turned out to be a hair line crack in the insulator on the number 5 plug. Replaced the plug, ticking gone. __________________ Craig 91 red/red #1813 EES 402 Last edited by 91King; 03-11-2007 at 09:59 AM.

03-11-2007	#13
RiceEatingZR1 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Aurora, IL Posts: 309	Re: Lifter Tick?? I used a piece of wood as a stethescope and put it on the cam cover and could not hear it but when I was able to put it on the fuel Rail I was able to hear it better. I just had the injectors replaced about 2 years ago now. could it be a bad injector? __________________ -Shaun 1991 Charcoal Metallic ZR1 #730 [URL="http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2649606"]http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2649606[/URL] [URL="http://community.webshots.com/user/shaun91zr1"][/URL] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v211/RiceEatingZR1/Forum%20Sig/Sig1.gif[/IMG]

03-11-2007	#14
jonszr1 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: lone pine and mammoth lakes Posts: 1,407	Re: Lifter Tick?? when you replaced the injectors did you get the factory inj. or did you go with another company like accel or rc? If you used the factory ones then yeah could be going . factory injectors don't like todays fuel

03-11-2007	#15
RiceEatingZR1 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Aurora, IL Posts: 309	Re: Lifter Tick?? Yeah I got RC injectors __________________ -Shaun 1991 Charcoal Metallic ZR1 #730 [URL="http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2649606"]http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2649606[/URL] [URL="http://community.webshots.com/user/shaun91zr1"][/URL] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v211/RiceEatingZR1/Forum%20Sig/Sig1.gif[/IMG]

03-12-2007	#16
RiceEatingZR1 Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Aurora, IL Posts: 309	Re: Lifter Tick?? I took some Video of my car running so that maybe it will give you a better understanding http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v2...nt=zr1tick.flv __________________ -Shaun 1991 Charcoal Metallic ZR1 #730 [URL="http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2649606"]http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2649606[/URL] [URL="http://community.webshots.com/user/shaun91zr1"][/URL] [IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v211/RiceEatingZR1/Forum%20Sig/Sig1.gif[/IMG]

03-12-2007	#17
Jeffvette Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Lifter Tick?? Kind of hard to tell over the PC, sounds pretty damn choppy. Check the oil level to see if you are running a bit low (will cause lifters to make noise) Add oil if needed. Get a real auto stethescope place around cam cover over each lifter hole, and then you can reach the driver side tensioner to check for excessive noise as well.

03-12-2007	#18
jonszr1 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: lone pine and mammoth lakes Posts: 1,407	Re: Lifter Tick?? shaun , were you the one that was haveing trouble getting your car running after replacing head gaskets?. have you tried pulling the plug wires one at a time with it running and see if it stop? you might give the rc guys a call and ask them if their inj might make this sound if one is partially plugged ? i listened to you vid and something tells me it might be a plug wire .its my best guess hope that helps.

03-13-2007	#20
jonszr1 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: lone pine and mammoth lakes Posts: 1,407	Re: Lifter Tick?? be very carefull when gapping them as that little tiny tip breaks very easy ( found out the hard way) I set my gap @45 with a gap ring . you also need the wire gapper for bending the strap. I found that the gap out of the box was between 60 -70 thou and thats too big . Ps you have a very nice engine compartment . did you get her pcd?