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What is the loud ticking sound when you accelerate when you have a bad head gasket?
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∙ 12y ago
I'm in the process of fixing a blown head gasket on my 1994 Pontiac Grand Am GT I'm pretty sure the clicking you're talking about is probably the sound of your engine missing.When coolant gets into the cylinders it causes the engine to misfire.If I were you I wouldn't worry about the clicking noise so much as the fact that you're driving with a blown head gasket and ruining your engine.I'd at least get some head gasket sealant from Autozone if nothing else.
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Loud loss of pressure followed by loss of compression stalling and overheating and ticking equals what?
Blown head gasket, cracked head, busted piston, etc. Run a compression check on all cylinders.
How can you tell the difference between a bad head gasket and a bad upper intake gasket?
A pressure test on the cylinders will tell if you have a bad head gasket. If you hear a whistle sound near the intake gasket, spray WD-40 (or any type of petroleum spray) on the area and if there is a leak the engine rpms (or engine sound) should change.
If you have have a blown head gasket would the car tick a little?
No. A blown head gasket would result in engine coolant entering the cylinders. You would have steam and radiator fluid coming from the exhaust pipe. Depending on where the gasket has let go and how badly could also mean damaging the pistons and valves, but such damage would only occur at higher RPM's. The "ticking" sound you hear is probably a sticky valve lifter. Change your oil or add a can of Risilone. That should fix the problem.
Your Chevy lumina 1995 3.4 l sputters when you accelerate what could it be?
I have a 1990 3.1 and what it turned out to be was the head gasket was leaking now it runs fine
What would cause a fast ticking sound from under the hood of a car after it's been off for 13 hours in 0 degree Fahrenheit weather?
funny you bring this question up....im 17 and bought a 1998 buick century with a 3100 sfi engine about a year ago. one cold morning i started it up and heard that ticking sound you mentioned. it did this for about three weeks before my motor blew up..what was it in my case? A blown head gasket. hope this helps
You start your 89 Toyota pickup and hear a ticking from somewhere under the hood and when you accelerate it ticks faster where could this sound be coming from?
You probably have an exhaust leak. Is it a V6 or a straight 4 22R motor? If it's a V6, you might have a warped head. Check the oil, look for milky gook on the dipstick. If you see that, you have a blown head gasket. Open the hood with the engine running and listen on both sides of the engine. If it's louder on the exhaust side, it's a leak. Go to a muffler shop, get the gaskets changed. If it's not that, could be in the rockers, but I doubt it.
What will cause coolant to get in oil head gasket or intake gasket?
The Intake gasket is leaking, NOT THE HEAD GASKET. Replace the intake gasket
How do you repair a head gasket to Chevy prism?
You do not repair a head gasket you replace it with a new gasket which requires removing the head.
A couple of days ago your 1999 Range Rover P38 ran hot and it seems that your head gasket is gone as water is in the oil and water shoots out of one of a plug socket when the plug is removed and the t?
That does sound as if the head gasket has failed or the head is cracked.
How do you know if your head gaskets on a 1994 Gran Am are failing?
There will be a great loss in power especially up hills and if there is a head gasket leak there will be a loud puttering sound from the head gasket area. You may also notice the problem gets worse as you drive the vehicle.
Why is your 1998 Honda Accord is smoking and spraying antifreeze.?
i would have to say it sound like a blown head gasket
Where is a head gasket located on a 1998 Saturn?
The head gasket seals between the head and block. The head gasket is inside the engine, up high.
