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97 honda civic dx, The noise sounds like valve rockers ...

Sent to Car Experts October 12, 2005 5:01 p.m.

97 honda civic dx, The noise sounds like valve rockers but i have checked the gaps and all exhaust and intakes are at factory specs of .007 . oil changes are up to date with 5w-30. I ran the engine up to temp and listened while someone used different rpms and from my inspections I think i heard it comming from around the timming belt or alt area lower in the engine comp. near the belt area. its a light tapping noise compared to a screw driver being lightly tapped against a wood table.
what is your suggestion with my problem? thanks

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October 12, 2005 5:08 p.m. (6 minutes and 48 seconds later)

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how many miles? Is the timing belt new? Have you tried taking off the belt to each accessory (Alt, a/c, ps) to see if the noise goes away? An alternator with a communtator problem could create a light ticking noise that would travel into the belt area. So could a bad bearing on the a/c clutch... Let me know

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Sent October 14, 2005 3:51 p.m. (1 day and 22 hours later)

currently 111000 +- a few, timing belt but will replace it saturday, i have not took off the accessory belts yet, time is a expensive for me so i dont have much on the weekdays. umm i have upgraded my audio in my car from factory to new head unit, all speakers, and added 12inch sub with 800 watt amp alittle before the tapping started.

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October 14, 2005 7:47 p.m. (3 hours and 55 minutes later)

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