ticking\tapping noise

[Cortide]

ok heres the story

yesterday i started my car and on idle it started making this ticking noise.

The noise was loud enough to bring my parents out to enquire.

i've done some searching thru the forums and all i can come up with is tappets or injectors.

heres the thing would it just happen one day?

the noise is related to revs.

and sounds like the car was just cold but is like 10 times louder than normal, and stays around when warm.

any ideas?

[GTRgeoff]

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/sh...07&page=1&pp=30

[Cortide]

ok, well i checked the oil yesterday and today, both times it looks fine.

oil gauge is normal.

i might take it to a mechanic today and see what they say.

the weird thing is once you get to a rev range say 4000, and just ignore the sound it goes away slightly. dunno if that makes sense.

[GTRgeoff]

Just that it might be a big end, oil pressure doesn't have to drop....

[_turtle_]

dude, could be one of the belts.

[Cortide]

sure hope it aint that.

belts, hmmm, any easy way to check em?

[NIZR34GTT]

If it was a big end you would notice it under load.You say it goes away when you give it some.Doesn't sound like big ends sounds like it could be a lifter.

[JimX]

Could be an exhaust leak. You haven't said exactly what it sounds like. Even though exhaust "ticking" noise sounds nothing like tappets or injectors, it's still a ticking type noise.

[siksII]

i would say it is an tappet... this may be more obvious if you have left the car for longer than usual without starting it.

[Cortide]

siksII, two points for you, i didn't drive it for 3 days . I feel rather stupid, i took it for a nice drive, gave it a bit now she sounds nice. No more noise etc.

I didn't think that leaving the car for a couple of days could do something like that, oh well, now i know.

thanks for the swift replies everyone.

[GTRgeoff]

Good news

[siksII]

lol *yay*

its scary how noisy it can get sometimes.. i normally dont drive the car for at least 3-4 days at a time, and i dont find it noisy, so i must be used to it!

but once, after doing some work to the car over 3 weeks, we turned it on and it was SO loud, i was scared it would not go away...

a good drive made the noises dissapear within an hour

[Guest RedLineGTR]

good news...