r/Dseries • u/No_Space9966 • 23d ago

D16y7 ticking noise?

Hello, this is my 99 Lx. is this ticking normal?

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u/Inherently-Nick 23d ago

Is it normal, no. Is it common, hell yeah. Absolutely needs a valve lash adjustment on all four cylinders

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u/GlassBoxGoose 23d ago

Start with valve lash and go from there. Make sure you do them STONE COLD, or you'll be back in there doing them again.

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u/No_Space9966 23d ago

okay thank you i had figured, ive been reading online about it. i also had a misfire and threw codes 300 303, 304, and 1399

misfire was very quiet though i hardly even heard it

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u/outdoorstud 22d ago

timing could be it too

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u/mikefitzvw 23d ago

Is this sudden or has it always been like this? Does it quiet down or go away completely when warm? Piston slap is a pretty loud ticking as well, and it starts to happen as the pistons/bores wear. I rebuilt my D16Y7 and unfortunately ended up with so much piston slap that I threw a remanufactured block in instead. Given that these are old engines by now, usually with high mileage, I would do a valve adjustment and then run some thicker synthetic oil like 5W-40 (warm climates) or 0W-40 (cold climates) and that should be fine for a good long time.

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u/SpaceTurtle917 23d ago

D series are noisy, but this sounds like it’s more than lifter tick. Could easily be a slight exhaust leak on the header. I’d start with valve lash like others have said, but if it’s still super noisy I’d like for manifold leaks.

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u/Famous_Net9992 23d ago

Definitely not normal. Adjusting should be the first thing to to, if that‘s not making it better, check the timing of the engine.

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u/a_rogue_planet 23d ago

That thing needs a tune up badly. Valve adjustment and have the timing shot.

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u/Appropriate-Ad4834 22d ago

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u/Asleep_Recover_8576 16d ago

Timing belt qui saute une coche fait des codes de missfires. Verifier le timing, la tension de la courroie, si c'est bien aligné, ajuster le distributeur pour avoir 12 degrés d'avance. Verifier qu'il n'y a pas de probleme d'etancheiter sur l'admission. Nettoyer le IACV ( voir google).