Ticking sound Options

[Amanda66]

Ok someone please help me I'm at a loss here. Pretty much every time I start my car it makes a rattling noise, also when I get up to about 3000rpm it makes the same noise until I shift or left off the gas and let the R's go down a bit. Anyone else have or had this problem and know what it might be? I pulled the valve cover to see if my valves are adjustable...they are not. I have the 1.8L 7AFE motor. Please anything would be appreciated. I have to get this motor to last at leaset until tax time so I can get my 3SGTE...

[celica74]

WOW! always fascinated to see a girl getting her hands dirty. Not something you see everyday. Depending on your time frame and money situation, i would suggest what i did and am currently doing. Get a spare motor so you can either just drop it in, or do a propper rebuild to ensure everything is ok. in 4 hours you should have the old one out and the new one just about all hooked up. To rebuild a motor takes ALOT more time due to measuring and machining if necessary. Just pulling the crank out to replace the bearings takes 6 hours(pulling motor, and actually getting the bearings in your hand). My 7a is pissing oil past the rings and valve stem seals, so i bought a spare, doing a complete build top to bottom(trying to prove the 7a na can make some power), and when i have everything ready to go ill spend a saturday putting it in. Weight your options. Its good you have friends to help, and 6gc is always here.

[Amanda66]

WOW! always fascinated to see a girl getting her hands dirty. Not something you see everyday. Depending on your time frame and money situation, i would suggest what i did and am currently doing. Get a spare motor so you can either just drop it in, or do a propper rebuild to ensure everything is ok. in 4 hours you should have the old one out and the new one just about all hooked up. To rebuild a motor takes ALOT more time due to measuring and machining if necessary. Just pulling the crank out to replace the bearings takes 6 hours(pulling motor, and actually getting the bearings in your hand). My 7a is pissing oil past the rings and valve stem seals, so i bought a spare, doing a complete build top to bottom(trying to prove the 7a na can make some power), and when i have everything ready to go ill spend a saturday putting it in. Weight your options. Its good you have friends to help, and 6gc is always here.

Ya I have been debating heavily on what my next move is...either I save up and get the 3sgte(which is what I really wana do, there's a guy in town who has already done the swap) or get the 2.2 gt motor and trans and throw a turbo on the for now till the motor pops and then throw another motor in there. I'm not sure yet. I just wana put these Honda kids in their place ya know.