Engine tapping when car is off
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Engine tapping when car is off
like the tapping is comming from the engine bay after i turn the car off. im not sure if it is an issue with the engine cooling system, or if it is something more serous. ive had numerous people tell me numerous things. someone told me that it may be a sticky valve (makes sense). another guy told me that it was my oil pump (kinda makes sense).
my friend has a nissan frontier truck and his makes the same noise after the engine has been running, maybe it is a nissan thing?
let me know what u guys think.
china
ps:98 nissan 240sx, aem intake, apexi n1 exhaust and ngk spark plugs and wires (maybe and issue with any of that shit)
thanks again guys
my friend has a nissan frontier truck and his makes the same noise after the engine has been running, maybe it is a nissan thing?
let me know what u guys think.
china
ps:98 nissan 240sx, aem intake, apexi n1 exhaust and ngk spark plugs and wires (maybe and issue with any of that shit)
thanks again guys
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could just be your CaT cooling down is it new?or you have any pipeing work just done
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It could be one of your piston return springs is on its way out. If it goes out then you've got major problems. Get it checked out before that happens!
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what is a piston return spring?
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If its a "tap tap tap" rythmic sound... your engine is frickin possessed. If it's a "tap... clack, pop" sound, not in any order or pattern, its normal. Heated metal expands, and cooling down it will pop and shrink back down.
-Jeff
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Yeah mine makes the engine cooling ticking sounds and was wondering if something was wrong with my cooling system, but since a few are describing it then I guess mine's normal. Made me think something was wrong because my friends' cars (various, no 240s but me) didn't make these sounds after shutting off. Ah well just a harmless exhaust/engine cooling sound I suppose.
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Originally posted by Jeff240sx
If its a "tap tap tap" rythmic sound... your engine is frickin possessed. If it's a "tap... clack, pop" sound, not in any order or pattern, its normal. Heated metal expands, and cooling down it will pop and shrink back down.
-Jeff
If its a "tap tap tap" rythmic sound... your engine is frickin possessed. If it's a "tap... clack, pop" sound, not in any order or pattern, its normal. Heated metal expands, and cooling down it will pop and shrink back down.
-Jeff
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Last edited by China; Jan 15, 2004 at 12:07 PM.
