Clicking noise at idle

[dd210]

payed 760 to get mine done from a shop and i had to buy 4 shims

 

[YotaZach85]

Take it somewhere to let them listen to it to see if it's actually a valve tap, it's too hard diag a noise over the internet.

 

[Atreyus]

UPDATE: So I decided to listen to the sound again, and noticed it's actually not coming from the engine but this thing. I'm not sure what it is. Has anyone else ever experienced this?

Here's a video of the sound.

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[Atreyus]

While I was browsing I read another person's post that that ticking noise is normal?

 

[Atreyus]

Anyone care to chime in?

 

[BIGJAMESCRU]

Yeah, mine is doing the same thing... But I believe from the post above its coming from the evap cannister... so you may want to try replacing your gas cap... I just put a new motor in my 96 4Runner, so naturally I was freaking out...

 

[Toy808]

My 97 4runner does the same thing but I have 205,000 miles on it and the noise is coming somewhere from engine. I want to fix it but Idk what it is

 

[flipty]

Not trying to say its not a valve tap, but open the hood while it is tapping check on the driver side fender well next to the brake booster on he evap canister. It has vacuum valve that sounds like a valve tapping when it comes on. Mine does that at idle from time to time and will throw a Evap malfunction code. It happens when the gas cap is not venting properly and the valve kicks on. I have yet to buy a new gas cap I just reset the code and drive some more. It only happens @ idle and will throw the code if I run it low on fuel. Just a suggestion, cheaper to replace the cap than it is to get a valve job done

This is exactly describing the ticking issue that just started for me yesterday, but as of yet I'm not getting a CEL. I will hook up Torque and see if I am throwing a code.

It does not sound like a valve, and it definitely sounds like it's coming from near the brake booster as opposed to the engine block. I immediately thought vacuum issue of some sort. It only makes the tick at idle RPM, if RPMs go up, the tick goes away instead of matching the RPM increase.

 

[3bears]

This is the stuff, what do you guys think?

Ive used that junk in old chebys with hydraulic lifters and it will quite them down
but thats not what we have
and form everything I have read on this forum, I would not throw any snake oil into our rigs unless a last resort and/or about to sell

 

[flipty]

Found this on youtube...



That is definitely the click I'm getting. Looks like I need to replace or clean the vacuum switching valve.

 

[calimobber]

Im very shocked people are not telling you ticks are normal....

There is a reason why its called the Toyota tick. The valves are super noisy on Toyota. When your in a fast food drive though or near a building it really stands out.


Tick.tick .tick.tick.... I assume its just the Toyota tick. Messing with valves is not something I ever see people having to do.

 

[19963.4lsr5]

Im very shocked people are not telling you ticks are normal....



There is a reason why its called the Toyota tick. The valves are super noisy on Toyota. When your in a fast food drive though or near a building it really stands out.





Tick.tick .tick.tick.... I assume its just the Toyota tick. Messing with valves is not something I ever see people having to do.

My valve train clatter is noisier than I'd like. And that's after adjusting the exhaust valves that were out of spec. All the intake valves were good.


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[thegipper]

The 2GRFE is especially "ticky" in my Camry and Highlander. My 4runner sounds quieter than both of those 2011's....

 

[flipty]

Im very shocked people are not telling you ticks are normal....

There is a reason why its called the Toyota tick. The valves are super noisy on Toyota. When your in a fast food drive though or near a building it really stands out.


Tick.tick .tick.tick.... I assume its just the Toyota tick. Messing with valves is not something I ever see people having to do.

I would accept that it were normal if it didn't just start doing it at 285,000 miles. Prior to this starting a few days ago my engine was practically silent when running. No squeaks, ticks, etc, ever.

 

[baja1]

yeah im not so sure about ticks being the norm....like yours my '97 was quiet as a mouse, the junkyard engine in it now, although runs great, ticks like the one in the video. on start up its quiet but as it reaches operating temperature the tick comes into play. I hear it mostly at the intake plenum?

 

[dirka dave]

Any luck ???

Having the same issue.