ok i got a 07 2.2 LS balt coupe. i got like 24,000miles on it and i got what sounds like a tick in the engine more or less coming from like valves. lol they tell me there is no sound then they call me back up and say my GMPP exhaust is cause vibes which is making the ticking noise i hear and tell me i need dampers for it??? wtf?

 

how loud is the tick? and when does it happen. becuase these engines aren't the quietest things in the world. can u hear it over ur exhaust?

 

yah u can, i know its not my exhaust cuz it did it b4 i got the GMPP exhaust.they just don't want to fix anything cuz its under warn. so they wont make any money off me

 

hmmm. if you ever have a problem with gm u call up there head office and bitch or better yet write a letter to the head office or the owner of the dealership your are speaking of because the owner doesn't really keep track of everything going on yeah know. i wrote a letter when my local dealership fucked me over i got an letter back with sorry's and apparenlty they fired the guy who was feeding me the bullshit becuase i put his name in the letter and they place a date on when i can bring my car in on it lol

 

haha nice, well im going to go down there 2morrow and see whats up cuz my buddy with a 2.2 4-door had a twisted rod and it sounded like mine so idk

 

you know i think i have the same problem with my engine, like my engine when its idling it squeels so to speak. it is quite annoying, it has a different sound that my friends stock cobalt

 

well my buddy with a g5 is only 3k miles less then me and he has NO noise what so ever, but the dealer tells me there is nothing worng.lol im not that stupid

 

Hope everything goes well for you, but just to let you know, the dealer makes plenty of money on warranty work. Usually ABOUT $90/HR on labor and cost plus 40% on parts.

 

well im glad its not from me, this is the 2nd time im bring it to them about the noise 1st time they said i had to much oil in my engine

 

I clicked from the first day I got it, My friend is a saturn tech and loves the 2.2 and said when he hears of those complaints he usually finds nothing wrong and that it is the Injectors...

 

ive heard timing chain, lifters,vavles,injectors

 

Mine doesn't do it and I have 52000 on my 07. I know my neon DOHC motor and many other neons did this though. The root cause for them were loose lash adjusters in the head.

 

Sounds like it's your lifters, get an additive that cleans the lifters and use it next time you change your oil.

 

done that,seafoam unless there is somin better to use?

 

my engine has a very light ticking noise.. i think its normal though cuz its been like that since i picked it up from the dealer with only 7 miles on it..

these Ecotec engines arent the quietest, and i cant even hear it from inside the cabin, or when the hood is shut.. so im not tripping

lol

 

well mine u can hear when the hood is closed

 

I found an old exhaust video, does it sound like my clicking:

 

it kinda does, kinda hard to tell with the wind in the background

 

Yeah, well I can hear it best when the cam is pointed down at the exhaust...

 

so that means what? lol

 

The cam is more out of the wind... In person you can hear it at the front of the engine.

 

yah mine sounds like it is coming from the tube from the vavle cover to the intake