I agree!

 

Haha, MIKE you're killing me man! I've waited so long! Glad to hear everything is coming to a close shortly. I have to take my baby back to another dealer because mine said nothing is wrong with it.... bullshit, no other cobalts make that clicking noise near the front of the engine. And the other trannies arent as shitty as mine.
Anyways, good luck, and hope to see some large gains for the trouble

 

Ummmm... actually all 2.4L Cobalts have a sort of clicking noise when running.

 

I know mine does it. Don't know if it has to do with the VVT or what all i know is it ticks.

 

Hey I just noticed we're up to almost one solid month now! Dude this has got to be killing you Mike! But see we were right....about 4 to 6 weeks. I wish we were wrong tho I hate to see you without your car .

 

Thats good to know. first ecotec ive owned, not used to the noise

 

They're like the old Pontiac engines from the 60's. They may clatter and tick but they can kick ass too!

 

the reason why they tick is cuz of the alluminum expanding from the heat, so there is nothing to worry about.

 

i dont think this ticking is from expanding metal. its from the front of the engine underneath the fuel rail inside the head.

 

What's wrong with yours ? I don't like mine either...

 

Yeah it's a pretty consistent, timed tick.

 

Hydraulic valvetrain (lifters). you guys should hear my SR20 (SE-R)

 

Looks like this thread has been hijacked (although a lifter discussion is related, I guess)...

A lot of the time on modern cars what you're hearing are the injectors "firing." These are basically electro-magnetic solenoids much like some door locks. As each one cycles in turn, they do click. The mention of it being under the fuel rail would lead me to believe it's injectors. Usually you don't hear all of the lifters unless something's wrong (like the top-end oiling passages are blocked, in which case you won't be hearing it for long ) Lifter noise is usually confined to one or two that have gotten weak over time, from infrequent oil changes, or over-reving. Lifters tend to "tick" like a clock. Injectors "click" (like words can convey a sound! ).

 

I called it!

 

Lets try to keep this on topic for Mikes sake. He's been through a sh*t storm already so lets stick with the cams talk

 

I heard in 08 there gonna replace the supercharger with a turbo lol jk

seriously I can't wait for some really great news from g5mike

 

good news today,I went to the machine shop,they showed me what they have done to the head they are sending it back to the shop today and it will be put back together

 

thats some good news

 

are they going to work thanksgiving? well i guess in canada you dont do thanksgiving do you? well hope they are open this long weekend

 

Canadian thanksgiving is in October...

 

since we dont have thansgiving in Canada,but we do have Saint Givingday this week it might hold them up

 

When did we get rid of thanksgiving?

 

news?

 

any news?

 

Bah, news!!! dont make me drive up there!