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Amidst the other rattles and odd noises my car makes, I have developed a new tick that bothers me a bit. From a roll, if I punch the gas enough for it to downshift and accelerate hard, I get about a half a second of ticking noise from the engine, then it goes away. Again, this is only when the tranny downshifts and the engine revs. stuck valve or something? Any ideas??
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\'01 Mineral Grey SVT Cobra<br />-former F-body owner -
Exhaust leak, most likely at the gasket.<a href=\"http://www.cardomain.com/id/kefkafloyd\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.cardomain.com/id/kefkafloyd</a> <br />Red 1997 Pontiac Firebird 3.8L A4 w/ Y87 -
no.... its not an exhaust leak. I should have said rattly-clicking maybe instead of ticking.\'01 Mineral Grey SVT Cobra<br />-former F-body ownerComment
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Oh.Originally posted by ellik:
no.... its not an exhaust leak. I should have said rattly-clicking maybe instead of ticking.
Valvetrain noise. Could very well be sticking valves, but there's no real way to check without going after it with a stethoscope.<a href=\"http://www.cardomain.com/id/kefkafloyd\" target=\"_blank\">http://www.cardomain.com/id/kefkafloyd</a> <br />Red 1997 Pontiac Firebird 3.8L A4 w/ Y87Comment
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since it only happens when I really hit the gas hard from a roll (like mashing it while on the expressway) is it something I should worry about at the moment, or put it off till I save up and re-do valvetrain and cam anyway.\'01 Mineral Grey SVT Cobra<br />-former F-body ownerComment
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