Clicking Sound

Does it happen when you are moving or sitting still? Turning or going straight?

Also, what area of the car is the clicking coming from? Is it related to vehicle speed, engine RPM, throttle position, clutch position, etc?

It happens when I'm just driving. It only happens when it is in gear and Im pushing on the gas. I have tried reving the engine to see if it will do it and it won't make the sound that way. It sounds like its coming from the engine compartent somewhere. I know its not from a lack of oil because I check that every day and its hardly ever low.

If it is a rattling sound from the engine, then it could be pinging caused by bad fuel, bad knock sensor circuit, insufficient ignition timing advance, incorrect base ignition timing, or engine deposits.

It is also possible that the rear CV joints are going bad, but that sound generally changes as you go around corners.

I think the car is done for and you ought to sell it tro me for $200...

Sorry.. ;)

Sorry hachiroku the wheels and tires are worth more than your 200. And the body is in good shape. You'll have to offer more than that.

I'll get the engine checked. The sound doesn't change when I turn. I'll get it fixed I like this car too much to get rid of it.

get the tappet/lifter clearance checked fi they aren't hydraulic.

Most obvious thing would be one of your inner CV joints, but its not like you made much of an effort to describe the sound. Is the noise related to wheel speed or engine speed? Does it happen in reverse? Is the sound affected by turning? Is there anything that seems to effect the amplitude of the sound?

The sound isn't really related to speed. The speed of the clicking doesn't change with the speed. I haven't heard it in reverse before. And turning doesn't affect the sound at all.

Sounds are very difficult to diagnose without actually hearing them. If it is not related to engine speed, check the cooling fan and other rotating parts.

Listening to it today it actually seems to get louder when you press the gas in more. I do think that it could be a lifter but I'm not sure on how to diagnose that.

If the sound is coming from a lifter, its frequency will be directly related to engine RPM. Use an engine or a screwdriver with a long shank and listen to the valve cover and see if the sound is coming from the top of the engine. To use a screwdriver as a stethoscope, place the tip of the screwdriver directly in contact with the area you want to listen to and put your ear against the handle. The sounds will be transmitted up the screwdriver shank to the handle to your ear.

I believe your engine has solid lifters so if the lifters are the cause, a valve clearance adjustment is in order, which requires an assortment of varying shim thicknesses on hand.

If the sound is coming from the bottom of the engine and is related to engine RPM, the fix is going to be expensive.

I'll have someone listen to it outside the car tomorrow. The engine is a T1600 if that helps at all.

Sorry, have to actually listen to the sound to make an intelligent guess.

I'm going with the lifter on this because my dad heard it and he said that his old truck used to make the same sound and that was his problem.