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bmx269
05-22-2003, 08:39 AM
I drive hard, so this caught my attention, my engine makes a tapping noise when it is running, and I am hoping it is not valve damage. I am including a video clip with the engine noise, any ideas? do other EP's engines make that same noise?, I need to know, thanks.

Engine Noise Movie 5mb (http://www.digitalgumball.com/ephatch/engine_noise.mpg)

You are my only hope - Princess Leah
SiRman
05-22-2003, 08:52 AM
What rpm is that at?
Is it at all rpm or just one?
Sounds like it might be injector noise.
bmx269
05-22-2003, 08:55 AM
the car is idling, I am filming it and no one is in the car.
thaipinoy1
05-22-2003, 09:26 AM
This happened to me at one time..check your oil
bmx269
05-22-2003, 09:30 AM
Oil is good. Just changed it.
thaipinoy1
05-22-2003, 09:34 AM
damn..hopefully in not anything serious. Id just take it in to get looked at then.
bmx269
05-22-2003, 09:37 AM
does anyone else's engine sound like that
fishboy
05-22-2003, 09:56 AM
does it do that all the time? my car has some loud clatter sometimes, but only when it is cold. my car is warmed up even and it will clatter, just as long as it is pretty cold outside. i'm not sure if it sounds exactly the same as that noise since it hasn't done it in a while. i have oil consumption problems as well if that is even relevant.
grooveline
05-22-2003, 02:27 PM
what kind of oil are you using?

the ticking sounded a little faster than what my injectors sound like.....

oh yeah.... how abusive are you to your engine?
fishboy
05-22-2003, 03:05 PM
i use 5w30 and i would think i am pretty abusive. i don't have 7 autoxs or anything i just shift at high rpms pretty frequently.
bmx269
05-22-2003, 03:47 PM
I am not super hard on my engine. I use 5w20 oil. My car was still warm, I parked it about 45min before the video.
sniperSI
05-22-2003, 04:33 PM
Hell no my engine doesnt sound like that.

I had my hood up at work yesterday reving the engine hard with the throttle cable showing people the engine,


Didnt even near make a noise like that, even when the injectors are kicking it doesnt sound like that.
sniperSI
05-22-2003, 04:34 PM
ALTHOUGH


when you moved the cam towards the injectors it was super load, towards the AI it was quite.


so go figure. take your injectors off_
bmx269
05-22-2003, 04:44 PM
no + injectors = non running engine. LOL
TrippZ
05-22-2003, 04:54 PM
uh oh

i think mine might sound like that too

ill have to check tonight
sniperSI
05-22-2003, 05:00 PM
Originally posted by bmx269
no + injectors = non running engine. LOL


shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh;)
mhx
05-22-2003, 07:04 PM
how many miles are on your car?


it sounds like your valves need adjusting..
mhx
05-22-2003, 07:26 PM
i think your worrying too much..
SHAKEnBAKE
05-22-2003, 10:16 PM
From my experience it's the valves.
Have you check your oil?
bmx269
05-23-2003, 08:00 AM
What does adjusting the valves do?

SHAKEnBAKE, what do you think it being the valves means? Out of adjustment or what. Thx
JDM_Si
05-23-2003, 02:34 PM
Yeah, my engine sounds like that. Actually its been like that since I got the car. I have about 14,000 miles on it. Is it the valves?
TrippZ
05-23-2003, 03:49 PM
yep - mine sounds like that

only alot louder and faster (of course i didnt let the car warm up, it was at 1.5k)

im going to the dealership todayt o see whatthey say
mhx
05-23-2003, 03:59 PM
its the normal SOUND OF OUR engines
CHILL
dont waste your time
bmx269
05-23-2003, 04:00 PM
I just listened side by side to my friends EP, his enjine did not make any ticking noises at all. My oil was perfect, hi was low. I called Honda, they are going to look at it.
bmx269
05-23-2003, 04:01 PM
I have 14,000 more KM than the other car aswell. I am at 26,000 km.
SHAKEnBAKE
05-23-2003, 04:11 PM
Originally posted by bmx269
What does adjusting the valves do?

SHAKEnBAKE, what do you think it being the valves means? Out of adjustment or what. Thx

IMO it's the lubrication. But come to think about it, this kinda shit only happens to high milage (old ass) cars. So I could be wrong.

And for adjusting the valves, I don't know what they(dealer) does, but my old 94 Accord is scheduled for valve adjustment for like every 10,000 i think.:)
fishboy
05-23-2003, 09:55 PM
yeah i take back what i said earlier, my car does make the same noise. this after it was fully warmed. i have 30k miles on my car too. after seeing that others have the same sound i'm not so worried anymore.
HokieSi
05-24-2003, 08:13 AM
I took mine back to honda for the same noise and they said it was the injectors. Somehow I don't believe them. If anything happens though i'm blaming duncan honda of blacksburg.
TrippZ
05-24-2003, 03:28 PM
Originally posted by HokieSi
I took mine back to honda for the same noise and they said it was the injectors. Somehow I don't believe them. If anything happens though i'm blaming duncan honda of blacksburg.

yeah they said it was normal too
LordKoo
05-25-2003, 07:21 PM
that is how mine sound like too at 13k miles... oil is good... power is good... response is good... so no problem!
jo3y
05-27-2003, 07:02 PM
I have 14k on mine and it has has valve chatter since i bought it. Not quite as bad as the one in the video but its defenitly there. The ticking is only there at idle though. I dont really worry about it because all the dohc 4 bangers ive owned seemed to make some kind of chatter. I think its just in the design.
bmx269
05-27-2003, 07:45 PM
I went to Honda and the head mechanic listened to my engine, and his thought is that if is not the valves but is the injectors for sure. :) few
SiRman
05-28-2003, 12:15 AM
Sounds like it might be injector noise. :)
mhx
05-28-2003, 06:54 AM
Originally posted by mhx
its the normal SOUND OF OUR engines
CHILL
dont waste your time


see you wasted your time..
fishboy
05-28-2003, 10:01 AM
Originally posted by mhx



see you wasted your time..

i am glad he wasted his time.:)