hi everyone, hoping someone can help. i had my car m.o.t'd on sat, i was told to get it as hot as poss for emmissions test (sportscat only) so gave it good run etc. while i was waiting for test, i heard my car redlined 6 or so times. emmissions pass so was happy, not about redlining though! anyway during a trip down to scoobyfest on sunday, sitting about 80 on motorway at 3000 revs ish, started to get a ticking noise.below 2800 and above 3200 its sillent. has anyone had this experience. to me noise sounds like its from camshaft area on the n/s ( battery side) thanks in advance for any comments / advise.

 

i had this and changed the bottom end!

good luck!

sure its not your injectors ticking you can hear? they are noisy

 

hi thanks for reply, would they just be noisy at 3k?

 

My bottom end noise was only around 3000 revs, but did sound like a little man with a hammer in there rather than ticking tho.

 

it is quite load, you can hear it in the cabin with a fairly load exhaust. seems to be coming from n/s cylinder head. going to check valve clearances to see if any are out. i hope they are !!! Thanks for replies .

 

Thought mine was a heat shield rattle as it was also only around 3000rpm

Turned out to be the big ends...

 

thanks for replies. managed to find the area where it is noisiest, no 4 cylinder (next to starter) seems to be more the area around the block / head join, possibly thinking may be piston rings? anyone had this?

 

Get a screw driver and put your ear to the end, then move it around the engine block and heads...you should be able to tell where noise worst - ticking tends to be top end not bottom but that not always the case. Good luck.