 seafoamed but.., tick worsened? advice.. |
 Mar 6, 2008 - 12:27 PM
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so just got finished "seafoam-ing" the engine and it was smoking pretty good as expected and the engine was hating life for a few minutes but all said and done it seems like the slight tick i had has maybe just gotten worse? so do i continue to use? give it some time to go away? i am pretty sure i need a new valve cover gasket but i don't think that would cause the tick to be more severe...? really i am in no rush b/c i just need this 7a to make it a lil longer till i swap in a 3s this summer... suggestions welcomed though.
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Mar 6, 2008 - 12:57 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jun 30, '05 From Chattanooga, TN Currently Offline Reputation: 5 (100%) |
QUOTE(cjh4l22 @ Mar 6, 2008 - 12:27 PM) [snapback]649853[/snapback] so just got finished "seafoam-ing" the engine and it was smoking pretty good as expected and the engine was hating life for a few minutes but all said and done it seems like the slight tick i had has maybe just gotten worse? so do i continue to use? give it some time to go away? i am pretty sure i need a new valve cover gasket but i don't think that would cause the tick to be more severe...? really i am in no rush b/c i just need this 7a to make it a lil longer till i swap in a 3s this summer... suggestions welcomed though. if you run it through the oil it will thin it out and would probably make a tick like that louder, i would give it some fresh oil now. |
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Mar 6, 2008 - 1:25 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Aug 31, '02 From Philadelphia, PA Currently Offline Reputation: 8 (100%) |
Take off the valve cover and check your valve shim clearances. Im willing to bet thats whats making the noise.
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Mar 6, 2008 - 2:05 PM
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time for an oil change too
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Mar 6, 2008 - 10:01 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Aug 9, '06 From Ma Currently Offline Reputation: 1 (100%) |
Did you seafoam the engine oil or just the intake?
FYI Toyota engines tick. It's part of owning a Toyota..... *Not to say you don't have a problem, but sometimes a "problem" is par for the course* --------------------  |
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Mar 7, 2008 - 4:35 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Oct 18, '06 From cincinnati Currently Offline Reputation: 10 (100%) |
completed oil change, didn't notice if it were better/worse today...
QUOTE(lagos @ Mar 6, 2008 - 1:25 PM) [snapback]649883[/snapback] Take off the valve cover and check your valve shim clearances. Im willing to bet thats whats making the noise. ha sorry not happening but thanks for the advice. QUOTE(alltracman78 @ Mar 6, 2008 - 10:01 PM) [snapback]650121[/snapback] Did you seafoam the engine oil or just the intake? FYI Toyota engines tick. It's part of owning a Toyota..... *Not to say you don't have a problem, but sometimes a "problem" is par for the course* and i put a small amount (maybe.. an ounce) in the oil (before the change). and about 1/3 the bottle in the intake. i used about 2oz in my brothers camry and the rest will be going on my gas soon. ha thanks alltracman and everyone else. -------------------- proud =3sgte SWAPPED= '95 Celica ST owner [calling it the GT2 or half-trac]
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