How loud is ur engine tick
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bandita52
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i took the car to the dealer and reexplained what was going on and the service person and i started to take the car for a drive and before i could pull onto the street it was making the noise i described when i brought it the first time. i made a u-turn and pulled into the service drive. the service person told me he wants to see if the problem occurs on another car same as mine to see if it's just normal or there is a defect with my car.
Spartan_chaz
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today i was driving my 1.8 5 spd and i stopped at a gas station with a buddy and he said my car was ticking. So i got out and listened and i heard a nice loud ticking which sounded like i was coming from the bottem end took it in today and the tech was gone so they put me in a rental and sent me home and said they will call me tomorrow. And i have built many a motor (and blew some lol) and this tick even bothered me...
Spartan_chaz
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Okbas an update for yall. They called me and said it was normal...so I went to pick up the car and it was louder than before so they did two things. Brought a new sonic with close to same milage and sat them next to eachother and the new car didnt do it. Then thier sinior teck came and listened and said it wasnt doing that before and took it back. Im now in the rental again and they said they will call me with an ipdate of whats going on. After work I plan to go up there and see if anything has changed. But from the sound it sounded internal and bad so probanly looking at getting a different car.
lambertsonic
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Thanks for the update , sounds like your dealer actually wants to get to the bottom of this for you !
Spartan_chaz
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Ok so they called back...they said that they called gm who told them to jold on it because they say a little rod knock is ok....wft?!?!?!
lambertsonic
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Honesty wait until something goes in your engine and then they will have no choice but to fix it !
Spartan_chaz
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Well I left with my car today making its annoying sound at idle still...I'm gunna have my fiancé sit in them car and keep the revs up a little so I can listen to see if it persists past idle. If it does or it gets louder by any means I'm taking it back in and getting a replacement car preferably with the 1.4. Mainly because I didn't buy a NEW car that needs work...
lambertsonic
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The tick you hear is most likely your injectors at work . Now if you hear a knock that different . I had a knock that came from the bottom left of my engine and it turned out to be the crankshaft harmonic balancer that was loose . Not it is fixed !
Spartan_chaz
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I know the tick from injectors so thats not the problem but the knock I hear sounds like its coming from the dead center of the engine. Eh either way if the engine goes its on Chevy to get me another car.
lambertsonic
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This is how my engine sounds at idle once at operating temperature . Let me know if it is similar to you issue . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohGa7ZezYG4
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JCHAG
Calling BS since 1999
I own 2 Sonic 1.4Ts. One is always run on 93 octane gas and has this knock. The other only 87 and it purrs like a kitten. The knock is only audible from outside the car and does not affect performance or MPGs in any way. It annoys me when I hear it so I try to just remain in the vehicle whenever the engine is running.
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Spartan_chaz
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Today I got a call from the chevy dealer and they were told to tear it down and put a set of lifters in as well as inspect for other damage. Soblooks like my car will be fixed and knock free very soon!