1.2 16v engine ticking noise

[Tom]

Started my car this morning and its stopped.

Im worried.

it just runs smooth, very little noise.

 

[The Monk]

You got a 1.2 16v engine in your Elise?

 

[Tom]

No silly

 

[The Monk]

hehe you changed your profile, so have you got a Elise now or is it on the card?

 

[Tom]

its coming very soon.

should have it buy the end of november

 

[Bryan]

tom, i would sell the car before it explodes, if the ticking has stopped, its only a matter of time

 

[Fred@BTM]

this is why you dont put nitro on a 1.2 LMFAO!!!!!!

 

[Tom]

what!! surely the lack of noise it a good thing?

 

[R3OBC]

wowoooooooooooo wish mine would shut the hell up!!!!!!!! tick tick tick, its a ball ache if you forget to put the stereo in the car.........and ive got a k-tec rumbling away at the back!! tick tick.......maybe its the weather lol

 

[Tom]

i did put a can of whyns engine treatment in about 3 weeks ago

 

[Tom_16v]

Quote: Originally posted by bambam on 22 October 2003

tom, i would sell the car before it explodes, if the ticking has stopped, its only a matter of time

PMSL!!!

 

[R3OBC]

whyns.........not sure about spelling but whine, engine whine, maybe its a de-whiner! how long has it been running tick free Tom? how many miles has yours done??

 

[Tom]

42000

 

[R3OBC]

hmm, im on 20,500, got a bit to go yet lol!

 

[Tom]

its whynns been running silently for about 2 hours

 

[connor]

my engine tickover is a bit louder now its fully run in than when it was in the first 500 miles... is this normal? coz i have a lil fast ticking noise on tickover~!

 

[connor]

and i forgot to say... a fair few miles ago, mine just stopped after i started it once! but that was only once! mine has now done 2222miles

 

[Bryan]

mine had just over 12000 miles when it disappeared, was still ticking like a bugger

no sign of letting up either

 

[Fred@BTM]

mine is ticking away hapily after 45000miles!!!!

 

[Tom]

its started again now so all is well

 

[R3OBC]

.........and those are HARD miles eh Fred!!! still chuckling to myself about your winding road story mate!!!