Car problem..., Something I heard... Options

[ExSane]

Ok, after today on my way home, I noticed a ticking sound coming from my engine bay. When I got home, I opened my hood while the car was still running. It sounds like the distributor or spark plug wires are giving off bad electrical pulses? Like sort of a static ticking sound. Kinda noticable even when the hood is closed. What happened? Any help would be appreciated. I've never ran into this problem before.

[6gcSTVT]

my car has just slightly ticked since i bought it 2 yrs ago, it wasn't LOUD but i figured it was the distributor since I stuck my head close to the engine. I didn't hear it on the road only idling in my drive way. So i guess just take the distributor off and make sure the contacts are clean and besides that idk what else i can tell you...I'm sure others here will be more helpful when they see this topic.

This post has been edited by 6gcSTVT: Sep 9, 2006 - 12:28 AM

[hitcachi]

lifter tick.

[Bitter]

it could be a ticky injector, lifter tick as mentioned above, if the engine is running poorly it could be a plug wire arcing to ground.

[ExSane]

So I need new injectors?

[Bitter]

no, i said it could be a noisy injector.

use a screw driver to your ear to listen to specific parts of the engine to see where the noise is coming from.

[ExSane]

Nevermind. I found the problem. One of my spark plug wires popped off from the distributor.

[Bitter]

im glad to hear it was something so simple and easy to fix. i had a moron moment tonight as well, i knocked the vac line to my map sensor off while wiping some dirt off. talk about confusing symptoms!