When the car is cold in the mornings, I hear a slight ticking or tapping noise coming from the engine bay down near my feet it seems. I don't know if the noise is resonating from elsewhere or not.

It only usually happens from about 3k-4k and after that it either goes away or gets drowned out by the rest of the car. I'm going to try and take a video of it and upload it later today.

Does anyone have any ideas as to what it could be? Car runs perfectly fine with no problems whatsoever.

Have a turbo kit and an aftermarket ACT clutch/flywheel. Could it be the clutch bearings (throw out/release) going bad? I believe I also have a slow leak from the clutch master cylinder if that makes any difference.

 

constant or one very couple of seconds?

Maybe cat expanding from the heat in the morning?

 

my 03 does the same thing.... havnt figured it out, i guess valve adjustment is the next step :-\

 

I've gotten a valve adjustment so I don't think it's that unless they got loose in the last 5k miles. It's a constant tap that gets quicker when the RPM's rise.

 

maybe a bolt that is lose shaking from vibration of the engine??

idk just a guess

 

That's also possible. I'm still trying to get a video of this obnoxious ass noise.

 

TCT?

 

doesnt TCT make noise at low rpms when warm? usually idle?

 

It can show up as many different combinations of tick. Check it first.

 

Phil, mine was recently sandblasted, so I'm pretty positive it's not it. It literally sounds like it's coming from my feet.