Tick Tick Tick!!!!

[Izover4u]

So today my car started ticking while in neutral I've read several posts on how vipers have noisy injectors and valves and that this noise is very common and normal. However my car never did it before and some dont at all so how much is it going to cost me to fix this annoying "tick" Have any of you guys fixed this "Tick"?

Thanks

 

[RavenFan_94]

What year is your car?

 

[RobZilla]

was the A/C on or off?

 

[WOT!]

You running 91 octane or better?

 

[Venomiss]

VCA members don't get the tick....

Call Chuck Tator and ask for ideas?

 

[Izover4u]

Car is a 2004 mamba... The A/C is off...

 

[Izover4u]

You running 91 octane or better?

93 Premium all the time

 

[DavidSB]

Does it go away when the engine warms up? If so, you may have an exhaust header crack where the gusset is welded to the tubes. The crack opens when cold and closes when hot.

 

[Izover4u]

Does it go away when the engine warms up? If so, you may have an exhaust header crack where the gusset is welded to the tubes. The crack opens when cold and closes when hot.

Nope it seems its the opposite... The sound becomes apparent when the car is warmed up...

 

[xjrguy]

Oil or other lubrication issue?

Have you checked the dipstick lately?

 

[Roadrunner]

As strange as it might sound... are all the spark plugs tight? I once had a 4.0L jeep that was ticking and it was pressure escaping around one of the plugs that had loosened a bit. Don't torque em' hard, just look for any that might have gone loose.

And all of that only if the ticking is coming from the area near the headers / plugs.

 

[Izover4u]

Oil or other lubrication issue?

Have you checked the dipstick lately?

Yup checked the dipstick and oil.. looks good

 

[Izover4u]

As strange as it might sound... are all the spark plugs tight? I once had a 4.0L jeep that was ticking and it was pressure escaping around one of the plugs that had loosened a bit. Don't torque em' hard, just look for any that might have gone loose.

And all of that only if the ticking is coming from the area near the headers / plugs.

I will give it a check this weekend thanks

 

[fastlane8]

Al Qaeda ???

 

[kennyhemi]

As well as a loose spark plug! a spark plug cable not seated properly either end will make arc/tick noise, also check for an exhast leak. sometimes they will sound like a tick; If it warms up and get worse it my be a lifter bleading down as oil thins out as temp rises.

 

[Racer Robbie]

Fuel injectors are noisy on vipers

 

[Izover4u]

Finally had the chance to take a look at the car today.. turns out it was a spark plug wire... Started the car last night, pop'd the hood and saw sparks from plug #1... I went out this morning to check out the spark plug and found the spark plug itself was not loose but the wire was faulty. The inner part of the wire came out and was stuck on the plug ... So I need to buy new spark plug wires. Any suggestions? Stock or after market?

Thanks

 

[Warfang]

Finally had the chance to take a look at the car today.. turns out it was a spark plug wire... Started the car last night, pop'd the hood and saw sparks from plug #1... I went out this morning to check out the spark plug and found the spark plug itself was not loose but the wire was faulty. The inner part of the wire came out and was stuck on the plug ... So I need to buy new spark plug wires. Any suggestions? Stock or after market?

Thanks

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[Izover4u]

You must be new here...

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Thanks for the link I may go this route...

Since only one wire failed do you think I should just run to the dealer and purchase one wire if they allow me too? Will I really see any benefit to these wires compared to stock?

 

[fastlane8]

You're an idiot if you don't go with AB's wires!

 

[Warfang]

Thanks for the link I may go this route...

Since only one wire failed do you think I should just run to the dealer and purchase one wire if they allow me too? Will I really see any benefit to these wires compared to stock?

No man... AB's wires are the BEST. Not to mention the guy is a regular here and once a Viper owner (getting back into one soon I hope), and an upstanding businessman. He won't rest until you're happy.

On top of that, the quality of the wires are tops. Ask anyone here that has em.

 

[eucharistos]

Warfang
fastlane8

what they said

 

[VicTxV10]

those look great, i need to get a set of the red ones. thanks!