This motor has solid lifters, and you should expect some clicking. Can you hear it inside the car with the windows up?

 

I think all Accords tick. At least my 98 4cyl LX does. You're right though, it's most likely your valvetrain.

 

yea i only hear it when the windows are rolled up so then thats ok then???? also is that true that your oil change is at 10,000k

 

acctually I don't think you should hear a tick with the windows up... it's really high pitched and should only be heard on the outside if it's lifters. I've noticed on some occasions an ever so slight knock I can hear on the inside.... buddy let me tell ya... I'm SO picky it's not even funny, and this one doesn't bother me. Keep in mind that it could be tons of little things that don't matter one bit. Just embrace it lol. OIL CHANGE: I'm going to do mine every 3k PERIOD. I drive in the city stop and go mostly, so I need to change a lot. If all you do is drive on the highway, then maybe 10k is ok. I also run 5-30 in my car, not 5-20. 5-20 is a lighter oil... they do this because you get better milage with lighter oil (keep in mind they are taxed based on milage ratinging, so if they spec 5-20 and get 1 mile per gallon better it makes a big difference to them), however, it doesn't protect as well in really hot conditions. The truth is that if you change it every 5k no matter what the condtions are it will probably last 200k anyway... the rest of the car will fall apart around the engine.

 

well the ticking sound that i hear is so slightly that everyone is always telling me that iam crazy but iam very picky with all my stuff you bearly hear it only when your stop or parked with the radio off and the windows clothes other than that you dont even hear it and yea i always change my oil on my civic at 3,500 miles but when i went to the dealer to change the oil in the accord they told me every 10 k is suggested i guess its because its free i thought but then i read the car manuel and thats what it said but iam going to do it about 4k . :thumbup:

 

sounds good.

 

thanks for the advice mattttttt:thumbup:

 

No problem If you want a reality check just go drive an American car for a couple days and then come back to your Honda. I'm totally pro USA, but I don't believe giving my money to big 3 executives and laborors that make outrageous wages is what being an American is all about. My Accord was assembled in Japan (thank God), but many of them are assembled in the USA. Most of the parts are Canadian and American. If you look at a USA car most of the parts are made in Mexico and Canada, so the whole notion to buy American is out the door on this one... the first thing the big three do is buy their parts outside the US to get costs down.

 

trust me i know ive drove and owned american and german cars and +:driving: :driving: :driving: :driving: :driving: :driving:

 

venom i hear the same think is not i thick it sound weird i know what you talking about i hear you .i only hear it when i stop and i'm stop i hear it and is very anyoing .man i told my friend he told me that i'm crazy and he don't hear anything so now i know i'm not crazy maybe a little i even buy 93 octan fuel but it don't make diffrence i still hear it i guess that's how those engine work.my friend told me that the i4 in2003 is crazy how they did it even when you hit the gas the timing advance up to 90 degrees by it self and i trust him he been honda tech for 5 years