Yeah, the last time i heard a tick in my car and thought it was a valve problem it turned out to be a thrown rod. Lets just hope its a timing problem or something. Good luck.

 

A valve tap and a rod knock are two totally different sounds though.

 

ahh but you sir are a pro.

they probably dont know the sounds.

 

Do you have a chip?

 

I am by no means a pro. A rod knock is a fairly loud clunking noise as compared to a light ticking noise of a valve. Trust me, you would know if you had rod knock!

 

Well i tried the screwdriver test and I couldnt figure out what to listen for! All i heard was the metal to metal type clunking noise and once the car warmed up the regular valve noise is all i heard. I can rev the engine and once I let off the gas it clunks for like to 2-3 seconds and then goes back to the normal valve ticking noise! What would rod knock sound like?!?

 

It sounds a little like what you are describing.

 

its when my car stops ticking that i worry about it, cause it rarley happens in dsms

 

After revving the motor up does the idle fall below normal for a second or two? Rod knock would get louder with the more rpm the motor turns. You would know. Your car would start to sound like a lawn mower on steroids.

 

yeap

but im jsut wondering why were using a 15W50 thats really thick weight shit man.... yeah just have some one look at the valve adjustment.... a kid i knew had autostick h22 beat taht thing around town so much... he made the timing retard so bad he would loose to a automatic f22