Cool. You may have more than one problem. The tct may be totally separate from the valve leak. Good luck to you.

 

that seemed to do the trick. Honda said i had 6 valves really really loose. Got them adjusted and it put the zippity back in my doo dah lol. Id say thats what it was!

 

glad to hear you solved your problem!

 

Awesome.

 

Don't want you to get paranoid, but if your retainers are cracking then a valve adjustment will only accelerate their failure. True, you've never over-revved, which is the cause of cracked retainers... On the other hand, have you had the car since new? A previous owner's over-rev could easily lead to a failure months or years later. Also, seems strange that the noise would just appear one day -- could be a crack that suddenly got worse.

Anyway, better safe than sorry -- you should check them out. Here's a summary/DIY replacement thread with links to other threads showing what to look for (without pulling the entire valvetrain):
https://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=569714

 

still under warranty tho lol

 

Your '01 is under warranty?!

Regardless, they won't cover cracked retainers, since it's evidence of overrev.

 

Glad to hear that seems to have fixed the problem...

Curious if my cost estimate was close even though it looks like you went to a stealership...what did they charge you?

 

noise is still there not sure what it is now. Car runs fricken amazing. just kinda annoying, next on the list TCT

 

yeah aftermarket warranty. Called them already and they cover it. Still an 80 dollar service fee to check it out. I took it to honda last week and they quote "didnt see anything wrong with it"