ive searched and read, just want to describe my issue and see whats up. i have a 2003 ap1 and i just got it 2 days ago, i do not drive harshly, alot, lol. but the car has a loud ass ticking noise on idle and it goes away and comes back and goes away and comes back like every other stop light, i dunno what it can be and its driving me nuts! im at 88k miles outside of warranty so i hope its nothing major and easy to fix, i see ticking is normal but mine is pretty loud and does at times when its at its worse sound like a tiny diesel.

sounds just like this actually[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a56xrIXYHBo [/media]&feature=related

 

it says he did a valve adjustment to fix the problem. Yours may be the same.

 

how do u do a valve adjustment? i mean if i were to take it to a shop how much would it cost me? and would it be safe to drive with that noise for a bit?

 

if you figure it out you gota let me know man sounds like my s2k lol. i was told bad rod bearing tho so idk.

 

dude it better not be, for your car or mine, ill ****ing kill someone. lol. dude i just bought it and i have 2 more years to pay for it, i cant deal with no spun bearing or something.

 

take it to a shop to get it checked out. I wouldn't really drive it around that much if my car was like that.

 

=[ seriously cant just be valve adjustment? or maybe cheaper the TCT

 

TCT (Timing chain tensioner) and valve adjustment. Job done. Not expensive, either job.

 

TCT

 

either job isnt really hard to DIY. the noise is the chain slapping, TCT could be the cause of the ticking.

adjust your valves first, if it doesnt fix the noise then its your chain slapping which could be because of the TCT or the prob that i have..which would suck. i still drive mine around though.