I'm new to the whole forum thing but thought it may be helpful. when my car (2004 ralliart) is idling, there is a ticking noise coming from the engine. i listened to it real close and it dont sound like its coming from my valves but maybe my intake or below my intake. any ideas on what it could be? thanks...

 

Heres a test.
Does it stop when you push in the clutch?

 

why does that matter? just asking because sometimes i hear a faint noise and when i push my cluch it stops im guessing you have a solution

 

I'm going to go with the throwout bearing on this one

 

That's why. The TOB tends to rattle a lot on our cars.

 

My through out bearing is going for a crap it does not make a ticking noise but if it is a fast tick my guess would be lifter related

 

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I tend to hear it best when im at a drive thru. When i push in the clutch it goes away. Sounds just like something ticking in the motor.

 

I have this too! Its so embarrassing when im parked and im outside my car and all i hear is that annoying ticking sound. Fromreading other threads I thought it was my valves, but apparently not. Is there a way to fix the TOB? or just get it replaced?

 

I replaced mine with a brand new one an the noise came back within a month

 

^^ So in other words, it's pointless to replace?

 

Im just telling you what happened when i did. It may or may not work for you but thats a lot of work to do on luck

 

ticking, or tapping? How about you record the sound and put it up on youtube for everyone else to hear...

 

I was thinking valve lash?

 

That's what I orginally thought as well based on my symptoms and from what I've read on other threads. But I also noticed the sound disappears when I press on the clutch, so that's why I want to agree with what everyone has said above. Either way, I hate that sound.

 

Me too. When i push in the clutch my car sounds perfect