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Question about Clicking Noises. Valves???
Posted by Randy Thatcher 90 SPG (more from Randy Thatcher 90 SPG) on Sun, 18 Nov 2001 17:21:18
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I changed the oil last week, and I checked the level today. It was about a 1/2" above the min mark, so I added a bit more. I did expect it to be below the max mark... While I had the hood up I noticed some clicking noises, probably the valves. I've either never noticed it before, or it's louder now. I put my ear near the valve cover gasket, and that really seems to be the source of the sound.
I've never let the oil get low, I always keep any eye on the fluids and temp. The car is running very well, great boost (part way into the red, thanks to pat price's APC tweak), great pickup, smooth ride, and temp is at 1/4 on the highway in the cool weather, 1/3 to just under 1/2 in the city.
I was riding it VERY hard on a bunch of back roads in southern ohio this weekend. There were a bunch of hills, near redline shifts, and high speed turns. It was a blast, but I hope I didn't push the car too hard and set it towards a premature death! I have put probably 600 miles on the car since the oil change this Tuesday. Most of the miles were highway miles, but about 30-40 were pretty aggressive in winding backroads.
So, what can I check to see if the car is OK. How can I diagnose the clicking, and what else would I want to look for? Or, is some amount of clicking natural?
Randy
1990 SPG
2000 9-3
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