Tapping in the engine? Dont know what the problem is?
01-08-2006, 05:43 PM
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Tapping in the engine? Dont know what the problem is?
Ok, coming back from NYC the other week one of my plug wires gave up on me and I drove home on three cylenders. Half way home a tapping noise started that sounds kind of like a fan, when the RPM's go up it sounds louder and faster. So I changed my spark plug wires, distro cap, ignition rotor and changed my oil (didnt see any metal particles in the oil). So I brought my car to a local mechanic and he said that most likley the valve needs to be re-adjusted. So I took it to my freinds mechanic for a second opinion and he said that something was wrong with my crank and that it would be cheaper if I just replaced my motor instead of fixing this one. So if anyone has any info it would be great. Any suggestions would be great too.
01-08-2006, 05:47 PM
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If the tapping is from the top of the engine, it's probably your valves. It should take you or your mechanic no more than a hour max to do the valves and they have to be done when the engine is cold (off for at least 4 hours). Good luck. How many miles on the engine?
01-08-2006, 09:10 PM
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How long did you drive it on the 3-cylinders? If you had no ignition in one cylinder for a long time, you'd still have an injector dumping gasoline into the bore, and if it hasn't burned off and/or created a lot of carbon, it may be fouling that one plug.
Check the plug for black carbon build up.
Check the plug for black carbon build up.
01-08-2006, 10:23 PM
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Originally Posted by slikmo22
I was driving for a while on 3 cylenders before it started to make that noise, about 30-45 mins. So you think its a spark plug? or the injector?
01-08-2006, 11:20 PM
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Originally Posted by 97civicEXVTEC
valve is the only thing that comes to mind.. couldnt the engine shaking so much from driving on 3 cylinders bend a valve?