Ticking ALL the time (tried search)

[Blazinz28]

Just seafoamed my girl's 3.8 through the brake booster, and now there is a Tick throughout the RPM range and even when the car is hot.

Coming from behind the alt, its pretty damn loud, On the highway i could hear it bouncing off other cars.

Ive come to the conclusion that it is either lifter or injectors, but doesnt a lifter stop making noise once warmed up?

Tried searching but couldnt really find anything, thanks guys

[cam98aro]

Re: Ticking ALL the time (tried search)

no a lifter doesnt always stop ticking after its warmed up

[cam98aro]

Re: Ticking ALL the time (tried search)

did you also use it in your oil, or just through the booster?

[Firebirdkid96]

Re: Ticking ALL the time (tried search)

hahaha. Maybe you left your blinker on.

That's just wrong lol...

lifters don't necessarily shut up all the time... not preignition or detonation.... hmm

isn't there a relay behind the alternator?

[Blazinz28]

Re: Ticking ALL the time (tried search)

Just through the brake booster, heard it was bad through oil. It did NOT knock beforehand and it did not get revved above 3k. My gf just bought this car.

[Firebirdkid96]

Re: Ticking ALL the time (tried search)

Any SES light? Is it a tap or a knock?

[Blazinz28]

Re: Ticking ALL the time (tried search)

No SES light, definately a tick / click coming from the valve cover, so I'm thinking lifter for sure, not sure what seafoam would have done to cause it though.. gonna try changing oil and lucas additive and see what happens.

[Firebirdkid96]

Re: Ticking ALL the time (tried search)

If you ran it through the brake booster I don't think it should've ever hit the lifters at all. She just bought the car? Maybe seafoam didn't have anything to do with it, and it was just something under normal course of operation?

[Blazinz28]

Re: Ticking ALL the time (tried search)

I'm sure it wasnt ticking at all beforehand though. Seafoamed, got it all out and still fine, then parked it overnight, and ticking when i started it up in the morning.

Didnt tick during test drive or anything until the morning after seafoam. Just put in Rislone and new oil and still ticking :( Very front of the passenger valvecover loud as hell. Goes with RPMS

[Firebirdkid96]

Re: Ticking ALL the time (tried search)

Valve Tap?

[cam98aro]

Re: Ticking ALL the time (tried search)

maybe some of the seafoam junk got caught up in your valves