Major Issue, Help, Leak?

[mikeyR33-T]

REPOST - as i posted this at like midnight and realised no1 was on, and need definite answer before I waste money on the gasket set?

Hi, before anyone jumps in, I have read about 20 different posts in relation to this and none of them are exactly the same as mine

Started the car today, from first crank it had a persistant tick/click sound like tick tick tick tick and even with throttle it was there and it increase in volume & speed as the throttle increased (using the throttle cable in the engine bay)(R33 S1 auto, stock turbo, stock inj, stock engine)

I waited a good 5mins before driving the car, opened the hood and my ear was directed towards the top right hand side of the engine bay between the turbo and the wall/flywheel. couldnt exactly pin point but it was louder right there in that corner.

first I thought it would go away but I had some business to take care of, SO i drove the car 45mins and the click/ticking continued, was faint when driving unless I went pass a car or in a tunnel, but it was still making the noise whilst I was driving the whole time, as well as on Idle parked.

At first I thought it was the lifters but lifters usually sound deeper, then after reading i am thinking it may be a big leak in the exhaust/turbo gaskets causing the noise, as it increased with throttle as if it was controlled by the air passing thru the exhaust.

can anyone shed some light at tell me if its likely to be a leak as it made the noise in Idle and driving, no matter what rpm or speed I did. and its coming from the right side of the engine near the turbo/exhaust!

any advice would be appreciated, its possible gasket or bolts have snapped and caused a leak??????

please help, as I just got myself Z32+nistune today ready to be tuned, but cant do a tune till I sort this out! hoping its just a leak and not lifters! ( it made this noise before I changed ECUs)

thanks heaps

Edited February 6, 2012 by mikeyR33-T

[SargeRX8]

Get a, piece of hose and stick one end in your ear and the other around the engine bay to pin point the noise. My car ticks, its my injectors. My old car had an exhaust leak and I'll tell you what, it didn't sound like a tick, more like a screech.

[R31Nismoid]

Dude you do not need to create the same thread over and over.

People will reply, when they have time or info to give.