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Omega Help Area => Omega General Help => Topic started by: Omega 37 on 23 January 2012, 16:01:08

Title: Ticking noise from cam cover area
Post by: Omega 37 on 23 January 2012, 16:01:08

Changed the cam covers as oil was in the plug wells the other week.
I have a ticking noise coming from that area  :( Not sure if it has started after the covers were changed  :(

Title: Re: Ticking noise from cam cover area
Post by: ndmv6 on 23 January 2012, 18:21:31

could be a warped exhaust manifold?

Title: Re: Ticking noise from cam cover area
Post by: Omega_Dan on 23 January 2012, 18:26:48

If it goes away when car the gets warm then sounds like exhaust manifold gaskets.

Title: Re: Ticking noise from cam cover area
Post by: SJKOO01 on 23 January 2012, 18:38:20

Or could be something simple like the exhaust manifold heat shield tapping away on the manifold itself if a fixing has snapped / broken off.

Broken heat shield or cracked manifold can give the impression of the cam followers chatting away.

Title: Re: Ticking noise from cam cover area
Post by: SteveAvfc. on 23 January 2012, 18:39:23

Check manifold in case it,s cracked, or like what i have and that is a stud missing from the manifold its self. Noise disappears once warm so i just put up with it.

Title: Re: Ticking noise from cam cover area
Post by: Omega 37 on 23 January 2012, 18:51:57

Does not go away when the engine is hot  :(

Will have a look at the manifold  :y