oil dipstick interferance

[NIN]

I'm hearing a click/ticking sound comming from my car near the engine. But it is louder under the car. When I jacked up the car I saw that the dipstick is against my drivers side header.

Could this cause the clicking noise that I'm hearing? would some header wrap help out here.

Thanks,
Tom

 

[NIN]

I did some looking around and it's not the dipstick. It's either a lifter or an exhaust leak. How do lifters sound when the get loud?

I've had problems before the these headers so I wouldn't count them out.

 

[wytstang]

tick,tick,tick,tick,tick best I can do

 

[NIN]

That is what it sounds like, but I would hate to do a teardown to find out this it was an exhaust leak. I'll get a stethoscope to try to pinpoint it.

thanks,
Tom

 

[NIN]

I don't even notice it under accelleration. I only hear it at Idle and at slower cruising speeds.

 

[wytstang]

You sure a plug wire isn't loose and mayby arcing off to the heaerd/head of some thing. I had one come loose and made a ticking noise similar to that of an exhause leak. It was loose enough to arc but not enough to cause a miss.

 

[NIN]

After futher inspection the sound seems to come below the car. around the H-pipe area. Could this sound come out of my H?

 

[dannydoo]

its the rubber hose that goes from the smog pump all the way to the h pipe..you have to look on top because they rust/fall off...you ll only hear it idling or cruising near a wall.....look i bet im rightl;