Ticking noise when in park or no throttle??????

[joew18]

i have a very clean 96 sho with about 106,*** miles i dont have the cams welded but it runs strong. my issue i just started to have is that im getting a ticking noise under the hood almost as if the injectors got louder in a sense. now the car drives fine accel. fine no problems just when in park or sitting at a light you can really hear the noise. any ideas hit me back asap. also no codes are thrown either. thanks

 

[SHO U UP]

I would let the car set and NOT cut back on til the cams are welded. They could let go at the next start up. The injectors do make a similar noise, but the cams could be on their way out. Be very careful bud.

 

[SHOMEX]

I'll say the noise are the cams getting loose!!! dont wait unti'll you get a check engine light or else because by then you'll be screwed!

Just park it; have the cams welded and forget about them, if not you'll be sorry.

 

[joew18]

i had a buddy of mine check it annd he says i mite need a valve adjustment do u think that could be an issue as well. if it is then ill do the adjustment and weld the cams also do you know how much an adjustment would run aprox.
? thanks again guys

 

[biker889]

If you intend on doing a valve lash adjustment get those cams welded your already there.. I would bet its a loose cam socket my 96 sounded like that and one was loose. Don't even mess around just weld them

 

[joew18]

ok thanks for the replies back appreciate the help also if i was to pull my valve covers off to check the cams how could i tell if the socket is loose srry for the dumb question havent had much time to tinker with this car yet

 

[E1 v2]

I'll pull your front valvecover for a look for free if you bring it by my place. I mainly do this for folks just to see if the car has been welded or not, but in your case you already said it was NOT welded.
At that point, there is only a 50/50 chance of finding a loose sprocket. Most common sprocket failure in my experiences is the front exhaust cam, so there is still a good chance of seeing a potential problem.
Like I said, I'll pull the front cover for you for free - I'll do that for any V8 SHO owner just to help you guys out a bit.

Rear cover involves too much time to do that for free. Oh yeah - I'm in Lombard, Illinois.

 

[SHOMEX]

Dont think about it and take Eric's offer; he's one of the best to take care of that welding bussiness. You're lucky to have him close.

 

[E1 v2]

Looks like his motor STB today.

dammit.

 

[SHOMEX]

He got enough time to save it but oh well; people just dont listen.

 

[joew18]

I listen guy it went when I pulled it into my garage for the night was gona weld the cams the next day.