ticking

[red1995gts]

when my car warms up i get a ticking sound off and on at idle or lower rpms. not at high. it sounds like is coming from the thermostat area. would a bad thermostat make this noise??

 

[cbarr300]

nope

Could be an exhaust leak or some top-end noise, though

it helps to get a long screwdriver and put it up to your year. Use it like a stethoscope. Check around the headers and all around the valve covers. Where it's loud is where your noise is coming from.

good luck

 

[red1995gts]

i got the stethoscope and its really loud when i hold it on the water neck. i have a aftermarket polished neck. what could it be?

 

[earleys94gt]

Are you leaking any fluids?

Sounds like it might be the water pump...

 

[red1995gts]

its not leaking anything. its water pump is bad doesnt it drip through a weap hole?

 

[earleys94gt]

Yeah, if bad, the pump would leak through the weap hole. I was thinking maybe a bearing in the pump or something.

It could be an injector, a loose bolt on the exhaust, any number of things.

I guess, if you have the stock thermostat neck, put it back on and see if it goes away.

 

[red1995gts]

could it be air in the system. i tried burping it maybe i didnt get it all out?