Motor Ticking at Idle

[mp5acp]

Whats up everyone, Lately i have noticed that when i am in neutral at a light, or stopped for a short period of time i hear a ticking sound from my engin. Now at 1st i thought it may be a belt or a loose part but i checked and everything looks fine. I also noticed that when i hit the accelorater the sound stopes and then starts again. Also the ticking stopes after a few seconds. Any idea's? Anyone experience this problem before??

 

[TampaSport20]

possibly your injectors.. I have noticed they are a bit loud on proteges

 

[SciFiMan]

Sometimes engines get louder if the oil gets low. I had a car that ticked until I added a quart.

 

[romecandleboy]

Do you have any mods?

 

[r00k]

I also have that ticking noise in my 2003.5 P5. Only comes around when the engine is idle. I initially thought it was a key from my keychain rattling on something. But it sounds like the noise is in the engine area. Maybe something loose?

Mods: cartboy shortshift & bushings, injen cold air intake

 

[uclap5]

check the purge valve solenoid. the little black box with the vacuum lines that you relocated when you install an intake.

 

[jflo]

what exactly will we be checking for ?

 

[eting_pro5]

Ohhhhh!!!!!! I have this ticking too! It makes my car sound like a huge piece of s***! But it's been around forever...

 

[memo79]

Mine does it too, but I only hear it when I have my intake installed. If I put the stock intake back, I can't hear it anymore.

 

[ottawaP5]

The ticking is perfectly normal....

 

[protegeV]

(werd)

 

[romecandleboy]

I think the ticking you all are referring to is what 'uclap5' mentioned. If you have an intake the purge solenoid is usually relocated to a bolt near the strut tower bar. If it's
too close it will rattle against the bar at idle or when shifting from park. Could be something else though...

 

[uclap5]

just stick yer head into the engine bay and try and listen to where the noise it coming from. id put money that its the purge valve solenoid.

unfortunatly, i dont know a fix. it helps to relocate it to a more hanging position so the ticks arent as noticable.

 

[centsless]

just stick yer head into the engine bay and try and listen to where the noise it coming from. id put money that its the purge valve solenoid.

unfortunatly, i dont know a fix. it helps to relocate it to a more hanging position so the ticks arent as noticable.

i wiretied it to the master cylinder.
but i did a bad job on relocating the coolant resovoir, and that bloody thing makes a noise when i'm at dead idle. too lazy to fix, so easily ignored..LOL

 

[mp5acp]

We'll im not 100% posative but i think i remember this noise before i installed my cold air. I appriciate all the input from everyone and im gonna try and get that checked out. Also if I may add the coolant resovoir is without a doubt the biggest b**** to relocate, but if u use that metal bracket that blocks the intake hole and spin it left it makes as a good base for the res. Just a tip i used, yeah its ghetto but its pretty sturdy and dont look all that bad.

 

[armando_026]

I don't know what this ticking is, but I hear it on my wifes p5 and on my msp. Both cars are stock,no mods

 

[Alpinejwl]

did you pisss anyone off lately? could be a bomb! =p

 

[krillin]

i hear a ticking/ringing coming from my belt area...it's intermittent but i notice it mostly when driving home from work 15 miles and it's warm/hot outside. it's happened at night too. not sure what it could be...

 

[Sprout]

my tick is just my injectors, they are loud, its the injectors switching open and closed as they squirt fuel in the motor, its normal.

 

[Protege52003]

the ticking aound is like a bomb....you are waiting for something bad to happen.

j/k.

my engine has had this ticking sound at idle for such a long time.....believe it is nothing to worry about as mentioned above.

-R