Ticking Noise
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Printed Date: September-27-2024 at 5:30pm
Topic: Ticking Noise
Posted By: winniskier
Subject: Ticking Noise
Date Posted: June-23-2022 at 7:15am
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There is a ticking noise coming from the engine of my 1997 Ski Nautique for the first 15 minutes after the launch at the beginning of the season. I want to say it comes from the top of the engine, but I am not sure. I then goes away until the next year. Should I be worried? ------------- Jim |
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Posted By: pjsmoreno
Date Posted: June-27-2022 at 4:28pm
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Sounds like you have a lifter problem. It’s a matter of locating
and replacing it. Since you said it goes away after 15 minutes and then good
all season, then its pumping back up and holding oil. If it is me I wouldn’t
worry until the ticking continues then you’ll know has gone bad and you’ll
going to have to replace it. |
Posted By: winniskier
Date Posted: June-29-2022 at 7:22am
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Thank you. If the lifter goes totally bad, will it create significant damage? ------------- Jim |
Posted By: pjsmoreno
Date Posted: June-29-2022 at 12:14pm
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It could if
you don’t do anything about it. You could bend the push rod, damage the value
in the cylinder head and the list could go on. Not knowing the engine and hours
on it, I would figure out which one it is and replace it this winter before it
gets that bad. But that’s me. |
Posted By: KENO
Date Posted: June-30-2022 at 6:47am
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It sounds to me like you have a problem on your hands. The noise only happens for 15 minutes after winter layup, so I guess you're not fixing it over the winter since you won't find it till springtime then you have 15 minutes to find it  .Maybe at the end of the season you can let it sit for a month or so before winterizing and then start it and see if the noise is there. Since you're not too sure where it's coming from, I'd look at other things that can tick like maybe the alternator or the raw water pump or the circulating pump. Old bearings with dried up grease and some wear, that haven't moved in a while can tick for a while and then sound OK again. Probably not an exhaust leak since it wouldn't disappear, you'd have it every time the engine cooled off and got restarted It could be a tick from a sticky fuel injector(s) since I think you have a gt40 based on an old post or 2. |
Posted By: pjsmoreno
Date Posted: June-30-2022 at 10:22am
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Well if we want to really want to track ticking sound down
then we need to know if it’s the upper part of the engine, right side or left side of the engine, under the valve
covers, water pump, alternator etc. Locating the sound I would either use a Mechanics Stethoscope or a big old flat head
screwdriver to help locate of the sound. |