I noticed my engine is tapping a little.Is this normal with evos?My car is stock,15k miles,and full of oil............i did a search and couldn't find anything.Please help.Every time i hear a weird sound i flipout.So this is driving me nuts.

 

At my age, my nuts hang low enough I can sit on 'em.......























jk, not much info given, so this is all the answer I can give you. more info please, when it happens etc...

 

sorry it happens at idle,i was cleaning under the hood when i noticed it.It's not that loud.i just wondered if evos just tapp a little.sound like its coming from the area of the oil cap.The car runs fine though.

 

Valve lifter tick? Do a search on youtube and see if its the same sound as youre experiencing. If it is, get new lifters or bore your current ones slightly.

 

Thanks for the info.

 

I say normal. Mine ticks a bit also.

 

cool, thanks for the help.I thought it was normal,but better safe than sorry.Sometimes i just listen too close to the sounds this car makes.

 

i think all evo's have that sound. it is your injectors from what i was told.

 

It seems I have heard a fair amount about lifter rattle in the EVO's ....

Some say that after changing their oil it goes away but comes back in a while. This sounds like the oil is Shearing which is a problem with the oil and not holding up to peformance engines and/or driving habits.

If you have this problem, and it seems to be cured for a while after an oil change, feel free to contact me and we can explore some other avenues of lubrication for you.

Doc

 

With stock cams I would say it's your injectors. If you try using a stethescope (screwdiver) on the valve cover, then on the injectors, you'll find the ticking coming from the injectors. totally normal.

 

Mine ticks like a sunovabi**h...

 

the ticking could also be an exhaust leak. check for a leak near the motor

 

I feel you on this man. I listen waaaay to closely for sounds coming from the car. Im just so paranoid when it comes to this car. And I do too also hear ticking coming from the injector area when I pop my hood up. I dont hear it as much when its closed and im right next to the hood, but when its up I can def. hear it. I also feel worried a bit about this sound so anyways im coming up to my first oil change and only place close by that can do it is Mitsubishi. So while im there getting my oil changed ill have them take a look at that sound and see if its normal or not.

 

I am the same way! I some times here a ticking/tapping and I'll take an extra look, check the oil. I think it's pretty normal.