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cleanSRT · 03-15-2007, 12:15 AM

well the car is an 03..bone stock..only has 04-05 injectors in it. 71,000 miles on stock turbo, motor, tranny.....no problems watsoever, until today when i sat in it, started it, and hear a knocking noise coming from the engine. it sounds like its coming from the valve cover. its like a tick tick tick type of noise...mabey the valves tapping?...i did a search and found the TSB for the "engine snapping sound" fix. now idk if it could be the valves or something.....the car seems to pull normaly even though i have boost leaks right now....any input anyone? thanx!

tinctorus · 03-15-2007, 12:18 AM

mine does the same and it has since day 1 mile 2 at first i thought it was weird but ive heard alot of them and they all have it very lightly tapping so its normal unless yours sounds like a gorilla in a china shop banging around

cleanSRT · 03-15-2007, 12:24 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by tinctorus

mine does the same and it has since day 1 mile 2 at first i thought it was weird but ive heard alot of them and they all have it very lightly tapping so its normal unless yours sounds like a gorilla in a china shop banging around

haha...def. doesnt sound like that , its just that i just happened to notice it like today lol...oh well..ill see how its gonna hold up !

cleanSRT · 03-15-2007, 09:30 AM

i will post up a VID of it in about an hour or two just to for everyone to see and hear!..

cleanSRT · 03-15-2007, 10:00 AM

here is the video........prolly cant see much, but you can hear the engine kind of stuttering a little.......i cant seem to hear that ticking noise that much this morning....mabey it went away or just came by last nite lol....

snkmug · 03-17-2007, 10:20 PM

there is a tsb for this ticking noise...it comes from the cam towers...it comes and goes, usually when the engine is cold......do a search