ticking noise from head cylinder one exhaust side

interested! · 06-14-2011, 11:49 AM

Hi!
Thanks for your feedback ,
My problem ( piston slap ) took the garage and me 12000 miles to find the problem and it was a complete surprise for everyone , as it sounded for all the world like a " gappy " rocker , and the fact that the car was brand new.
Questions? - have you still got your old cylinder head? - if so , has the cam worn on the " new " head's exhaust cam at the number one cylinder position ?
I remember seeing a camshaft where the nitriding had worn away and the cam lobes had started to dissappear ,this was a real metal-maker , are the lobes all the same? maybe worth a look.

06-14-2011, 11:49 AM	#7
interested! 3" Exhaust Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: redhill surrey uk Posts: 142	noisy cam? Hi! Thanks for your feedback , My problem ( piston slap ) took the garage and me 12000 miles to find the problem and it was a complete surprise for everyone , as it sounded for all the world like a " gappy " rocker , and the fact that the car was brand new. Questions? - have you still got your old cylinder head? - if so , has the cam worn on the " new " head's exhaust cam at the number one cylinder position ? I remember seeing a camshaft where the nitriding had worn away and the cam lobes had started to dissappear ,this was a real metal-maker , are the lobes all the same? maybe worth a look.