so i got my timing belt all tight and i started the car and i can hear an annoying ticking which is making me mad.

i have a video so if you want to hear it ill e-mail it to you.

 

You have hell dont you[:@]

 

well i'm sure its not the timing since you car hasn't broken. When was the last time that you had an oil change. Send me the video to my email (U_jmastera@umassd.edu)

 

maybe the timing is off slightly thought. a small bit might not bend valves

 

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lol john you crack me up.

or even post it on putfile

 

Depending on where the ticking is coming from... If it is from the top of the motor, its prolly a valve sticking or bent.. If its lower in the motor, then you may have crankwalk.. But I doubt that since its the 1st gen.. So I would say the vavles...

 

i put a reman head on it, could it be the lifters?

 

Lifters or rockers maybe? If it's from the top of the engine.

 

yeah it sounds from the top, but after driving it for like 50 miles, the ticking has gone away at idle but at like 3,000 rpm it makes a ticking sound also?