my car has a loud clatter in the top end i checked my rockerarm gaps with a fuller gage everthing seems to function fine but clatters really loud what could this be its a D16Z6

 

valves

 

and the oil pressure gauge is coming on too so i was wondering if it swallowed a ring? but there was no oil in the cylinder and what would be wrong with the valves?

 

The valves have hydrolic lifters in them that depend on oil pressure to "lift". If you have no oil presure, they will clatter like hell, and you should not be running the car. First you should figure out why you have no oil pressure. Is it low on oil? Maybe you have a bad pump. :dunno: Is this the car that's totalled?

 

no well actually the car that is totalled is ryan this is adam we both have (had) civics and his car isnt totaled

 

h: I was confuserated with the sn from the CAI thread.

 

yeah ryan is my brother he crashed his car but his insurance is paying for it

 

My B16A clatters for 2 secs or so during a cold start....it goes off once the oil light goes off...is that bad??

i'm using 10w-30 which is pretty thin...thicker oil seems to make it clatter more...

 

What kind of oil filter are you using? How cold are we talking here?

 

check your oil level.