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    Clicking Noise From Engine

    Hey Cb7tuner, I am not one to post much on the site but I do read a lot about problems on our cars and other peoples informative post. Well here is the situation I have been pondering about with my car, I'll first give some info about the engine and any modification as well as a video of it (I dont know why the vid is upside down though so sorry about that lol). Any help is appreciated!

    The Car: 92 Accord EX Coupe
    Engine: JDM F22B Head/F22a6 Block
    ECU: Chipped P28 with Dyno tune for my car (nothing generic)

    All Gaskets and seals have been replaced, when the swap was done back in December 2012, as well the timing belt (Gates) and water pump, tensioners, etc.. (All OEM).

    The Problem: Okay so the car is running perfectly fine with this issue, its just annoying and recently started about a month ago. The car has this clicking noise when it is first started (you will see in the vid). Now the noise will only last while the car pretty much warms up, at operating temperature the car does NOT do the noise. Please note that the car usually sits for 3 or 4 days before it gets started and used again (potential cause?), reason being I live at my university (dorms) and do not drive much.

    A person I talked to about this briefly said that it could be my valve train gets slightly dry when sitting for so long so it could maybe be something like the lifters while they get re-lubed properly or something in that general area?

    The only "Drastic" change I have done recently was go from Mobil 1 synthetic high mileage motor oil to Valvoline synthetic oil (10w-30) because I was over my mileage and no Mobil 1 was around my location at the moment.

    Any suggestions or questions please feel free to let me know!

    Oh! last thing is that while watching the vid before posting I noticed that around 30 - 35 seconds into the video you could see my timing belt, I am not sure but it seems maybe loose? (could just be the Frames Per Second on my phone are too slow and give it a loose appearance) Usually my timing cover is on so i have never noticed it, remember the car does run fine and the timing was on point when I tuned it.

    The Vid: (click on it, should work lol)
    Last edited by ErMMaC; 03-15-2013, 03:51 PM.
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    #2
    its more than likely your valves. my car had the same problem until i had a valve job done back 2009.or your timing belt could be off a tooth or so. this is not good for the valves.check your timing belt and make sure it is aligned properly.

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      #3
      Use conventional, not synthetic. Our stock F22s are not performance made engines as much as we want them to be. Watch the noise go away

      Reason being is that older or higher mileage engines like our (rebuilt or not) need thicker oil. I use high quality CONVENTIONAL 10w30 oil as an ASE mech suggested I do. Ride purs like a cat...

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        Originally posted by Accord1320 View Post
        Use conventional, not synthetic. Our stock F22s are not performance made engines as much as we want them to be. Watch the noise go away

        Reason being is that older or higher mileage engines like our (rebuilt or not) need thicker oil. I use high quality CONVENTIONAL 10w30 oil as an ASE mech suggested I do. Ride purs like a cat...
        I assumed it was something related to this! Because before the oil change it didn't make the noise, but I had never before seen a change like this when I changed oils on previous cars where my valves would make noise.

        Do you think if I run it like this for awhile like, max 3000 miles, would it cause any harm to the motor ?

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          It's really not an issue other than noise. The larger molecules in a conventional oil, as well as the properties of a thicker viscosity, tend to dampen the sound of noise muh better than thinner synthetic oils do. Perhaps there is some benefit in how a conventional oil can lessen the impact between two surfaces coming into contact with each other also, but its primarily just the audible difference.
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            Originally posted by Jarrett View Post
            It's really not an issue other than noise. The larger molecules in a conventional oil, as well as the properties of a thicker viscosity, tend to dampen the sound of noise muh better than thinner synthetic oils do. Perhaps there is some benefit in how a conventional oil can lessen the impact between two surfaces coming into contact with each other also, but its primarily just the audible difference.
            Hey great to hear from you! Hope you are doing well with school/work

            Thanks for the reply by the way, seems like you did well in your Fluids class lol

            But yeah I'll probably be switching over to conventional high mileage oil rather then synthetic high mileage. Just wanted to make sure I wasn't damaging anything

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