my engine makes a tapping sound when i accelerate, but not when i am decelerating.
i can hear it good inside of the car.
i was told by a kid that it was the exhust but i dont belive that, i was then told it was probly the valve springs.
the sound comes from near the tranny, the most left pistion to me all i can think of is a type writer sound.
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Engine Tapping
Started by oeldisplay, Nov 03 2004 02:33 AM
7 replies to this topic
#1
Posted 03 November 2004 - 02:33 AM
#2
Posted 03 November 2004 - 11:50 AM
How loud is this "tapping" noise? And you say it come from the driver side down low? That doesn't sound like exhaust to me. Does it sound somewhat like a knocking noise? Just curious, because it sounds like detonation to me. I could be wrong though. Anyone else got any ideas?
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#3
Posted 03 November 2004 - 04:00 PM
no just a tapping like a type writer, it comes from like the valva cover and i thik it might be a valve spring but the guy did a valve job so shouldnt the valves be fine?
its not too loud but its noticable to other people.
its not too loud but its noticable to other people.
#4
Posted 03 November 2004 - 04:14 PM
not sure but can you adjust the lifters/valves then the play will go away with the tapping (make sense??)
#5
Posted 03 November 2004 - 04:16 PM
It sounds like the guy didn't do a good job when he did the valve job then.
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#6
Posted 03 November 2004 - 04:45 PM
I had a '90 prelude si that made a similar noise, and as time went on it got louder and louder. In my case I could be driving at like 2-3k rpms/25ish mph constantly thru a neighborhood and the tapping would be non stop (if I let off the gas it would get quieter) It definately sounded like a typewriter.. We checked the rod bearings and sure enough they were worn past the limit, but hadnt spun yet. So we replaced them with the proper honda bearings and the noise went away for good. You might want to consider checking the clearances
Edited by mayhem019, 03 November 2004 - 04:46 PM.
#7
Posted 03 November 2004 - 05:14 PM
I had a guy adjust my lifters for me in my first '87 cause it sounded like that. was only $50.
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#8
Posted 03 November 2004 - 09:19 PM
If you do adjust them, make sure you use the mm scale and not inch scale on the feeler gauges. Not that I've ever done that....
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