ticking sound?

shrtscrplr · Jul 15, 2010

my 95 zj is making a wierd ticking sound. only when it down shifts or i have to apply more throttle to go up a hill will it start making the sound. it doesnt do it all the time though. no load on engine and reving it wont make the sound. even if i power brake it wont make the sound. any ideas?

SnoFalls · Jul 15, 2010

loose muffler perhaps?

I had a muffler clamp loosen on my truck and it would make a ticking like rattle in some circumstances (and not always either)

44newman · Jul 15, 2010

Things known to tick, valve train, piston wrist pin, injectors, bearings, detonation. Check your oil level too.

CHOP SHOP · Jul 15, 2010

44newman said:
Things known to tick, valve train, piston wrist pin, injectors, bearings, detonation. Check your oil level too.

yes, but is the OP hearing a tick, or a clatter, or a rattle, etc?

Is it a solid tick or a tinny tick? does it sound deep/muffled or out in the open?
Is it a tick or a knock? loud inside, or louder with windows open? From down low to up high?
blah blah blah.

A noise is only as good as the person interpreting it.

Rix · Jul 15, 2010

try some premium (91-92 octane) fuel, see if it stops.

Description sounds like pinging, but internet sound diagnosis isn't exactly easy.

WHITE TRASH1 · Jul 15, 2010

Rix said:
try some premium (91-92 octane) fuel, see if it stops.

Description sounds like pinging, but internet sound diagnosis isn't exactly easy.

My thoughts exactly.

44newman · Jul 15, 2010

CHOP SHOP said:
yes, but is the OP hearing a tick, or a clatter, or a rattle, etc?

Is it a solid tick or a tinny tick? does it sound deep/muffled or out in the open?
Is it a tick or a knock? loud inside, or louder with windows open? From down low to up high?
blah blah blah.

A noise is only as good as the person interpreting it.

Really doesnt matter what he hears or how he hears it, Im merely leading him t word areas and things to check.
So you were quite rite, blah blah blah.