What have you done to your vehicle today?

[saleen 192]

Dan can you get SWMBO to sit in the car (when she is not on face tube) and rev engine and turn steeering wheel when you are underneath and see if you can here noise dose noise increase/degrease with engine speed? is there a rattle moving steering? dose this change noise if you tap various items on car can you again here noise . you say about about bearing,push rods how dose engine sound ? have you checked done a service on the old girl (when was the last time you checked the oil? oh and keep the pictures coming lol,

 

[TransAmDan]

Dan can you get SWMBO to sit in the car (when she is not on face tube) and rev engine and turn steeering wheel when you are underneath and see if you can here noise dose noise increase/degrease with engine speed? is there a rattle moving steering? dose this change noise if you tap various items on car can you again here noise . you say about about bearing,push rods how dose engine sound ? have you checked done a service on the old girl (when was the last time you checked the oil? oh and keep the pictures coming lol,

The noise happens on idle, it sounds like a loud exhaust leak, a lot of tapping, and it is related to engine speed. Checked oil last week. I'll try to get a video of the sound to see it the sound comes out on video.

 

[AmericanThunder]

Check the header to head bolts first. Eliminate the simple things before you start worrying too much.

 

[TransAmDan]

More added to the blog.
http://www.solent-renegades.co.uk/entries/57-new-ticking-noise-ta-sept-2016-a

 

[matt 103]

whats swmbo ?????

 

[TransAmDan]

whats swmbo ?????

Another name for Sarah, cant recall what it stands for though

 

[Chriswrx123]

She who must be obeyed ( Darren's idea of fun !!! Wonders why he's single lol)

 

[AmericanThunder]

Wonders why he's single lol)

And there was me thinking it was the Mustang that put the ladies off!! :fencing:

 

[saleen 192]

Your :welcome:

 

[Chriswrx123]

Mustang and the Chevy more than enough to do it lol!!!!

 

[Chriswrx123]

Took the mustang out on Sunday for the meet at cams mill Portsmouth then went to micks van on the hill for eats (very nice I may ad)

 

[TransAmDan]

Will be taking some bits off my car tomorrow, checking exhaust. I will get in from work and right on it. I only get this luxury on Fridays. So drivers side rocker cover off and start it up.

 

[AmericanThunder]

Good luck with it Dan - hope its something simple and cheap!

 

[Chriswrx123]

Yes ditto to above Dan fingers crossed

 

[TransAmDan]

Thanks for the thoughts.
Oil pressure guage thing has arrived. Looks like it's built for trucks.

 

[AmericanThunder]

Keep us informed

 

[saleen 192]

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    Good luck with it Dan - hope its something simple and cheap!

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DITTO

 

[TransAmDan]

Well not too expensive. Need a new set of lifters, which means heads off and gaskets, bolts etc.. But why fails soo soon.... Gonna update the blog now...

 

[saleen 192]

So why a new set of lifters then? pictures and explain for use ford pontiac dodge users lol,

 

[TransAmDan]

So why a new set of lifters then? pictures and explain for use ford pontiac dodge users lol,

I should have popped in a link to the blog.
Basically my rocker has slack in it, way too much
[video=youtube;hsVIQ38OgHI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsVIQ38OgHI[/video]
So at this point, either bolt that hold the rocker on is loose, rocker damaged, push rod is too short(bent) or a lifter has failed.
I check the rocker bolt, this is tight and in the correct position, pull the push rod, this is straight and both ends intact. Rocker looks good, no wear on roller or cup end.
Therefore only the hydraulic lifter left. Heads off job. (Older chevy engines you could change the lifters in the valley, you cant on the LS1).