ticking noise....extractors?

[bazinga]

got a 5litre vn calais and its got this ticking noise from the engine bay and the previous owner said there is a small hole is the left extractor just want to know would a hole in the extractor make a ticking noise or was he just bullshitting me and it's something else? and would welding the hole up fix the problem or will i need new ones?

[TrikkBen]

Could be a sticky lifter, that's the main cause of ticking in engine bay. Try some nulon lifter free, you get it from autobahn or repco.

Good luck
Ben

[KnobMuffin]

All VN VPs tick. When your computer decides to open an injector they all open at once and a relay clicks as well. So that tick is all your injectors and your fuel injection relay operating at once. If you had a hole in your exhaust you would see a black patch from where all the crap has collected up, goto a muffler shop and get it welded, easy and wont cost much.

[TrikkBen]

...All fuel injected cars tick to an extent, but to clarify the problem, how loud is the tick, do u hold your head right near the engine and you can hear it or can you hear it with the bonnet shut standing back? If you hear it standing back a bit I doubt it's is just injectors they are pretty quiet.

[Not_An_Abba_Fan]

To answer the question, yes, a hole in the extractors will make a ticking noise. Get it welded as already mentioned.

[bazinga]

...All fuel injected cars tick to an extent, but to clarify the problem, how loud is the tick, do u hold your head right near the engine and you can hear it or can you hear it with the bonnet shut standing back? If you hear it standing back a bit I doubt it's is just injectors they are pretty quiet.

the tick is louder then the exhaust so its pretty frigging loud but yeah i will go get it welded it see how that goes cheers.