asshanson
02-20-2006, 01:07 PM
Ok, I know there are lot of posts about lifter tick and other ticking sounds, but I'm not sure if that's what is happening to my car. A few months ago my 96 AWD talon starting ticking a lot louder than it had previously. Sounds like it's coming from the engine or right around it. I hadn't done anything performance based since last March (put on 3" exhaust, FMIC, and FP Big 28 turbo, 650 injectors, S-AFC, 2100 clutch). The timing belt and a few other maintenance things were done in December 05 at 85k miles. The car now has 105k miles. I checked the crank walk a year ago too, and it was almost zero. The only real problem I've had with the car so far was the ECU output to the fuel pump stopped working when I was doing the upgrades last march and I had to hook the fuel pump up to a power source that is on when the ignition is on.
Anyway, when I am in neutral at a stop light or something, it'll just start ticking fairly loud. Then, it'll randomly stop after 5-15 seconds or so, then start back again. I've also noticed recently that while accelerating slowly in first (5-10% throttle) up to about 3k RPM, I can barely hear it then too (hard to hear because of loud exhaust. can't hear it in any other gear because of the noise, or maybe it just doesn't do it in other gears). It's getting to be pretty annoying.
I can seem to make it do this ticking by using 1-3% throttle in neutral, getting the RPMs up to like 1000-1200 or so, then letting off completely. The engine goes back to idle and always starts ticking. And again, after a 5-15 seconds, it stops. Also, if it's ticking like this and I give it 1-3% throttle again, it stops until I let off the gas.
The frequency between the ticks does not seem to change ever, no matter if I am stopped and idling or if I am accelerating with low throttle under 3k RPM in first gear.
Any ideas?
Anyway, when I am in neutral at a stop light or something, it'll just start ticking fairly loud. Then, it'll randomly stop after 5-15 seconds or so, then start back again. I've also noticed recently that while accelerating slowly in first (5-10% throttle) up to about 3k RPM, I can barely hear it then too (hard to hear because of loud exhaust. can't hear it in any other gear because of the noise, or maybe it just doesn't do it in other gears). It's getting to be pretty annoying.
I can seem to make it do this ticking by using 1-3% throttle in neutral, getting the RPMs up to like 1000-1200 or so, then letting off completely. The engine goes back to idle and always starts ticking. And again, after a 5-15 seconds, it stops. Also, if it's ticking like this and I give it 1-3% throttle again, it stops until I let off the gas.
The frequency between the ticks does not seem to change ever, no matter if I am stopped and idling or if I am accelerating with low throttle under 3k RPM in first gear.
Any ideas?