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23-05-2005, 09:37 PM
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I dunno if this is normal but whenever I go to start my cars in the morning especially when its cold, the engine takes a few secs to start fair enough but then when it does it usually makes this weird clicking noise for a second or so.
anybody else get that? its just a strange sound.
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23-05-2005, 10:25 PM
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Is it like a snapping / clicking sound? Like a electrical click sound? AS my car recently started this and were unknown what it is...
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1993 Ford Fairlane NC3 Silver - LTD mockup, Worked V8 & Auto, Fully Optioned, Half of my Audio department at work installed in the car 1993 Ford Falcon XR6 Poly Green Stationwagon - 4.0 I6, Auto, 3:45LSD, All the usual XR6 Stuff but in a wagon  :
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24-05-2005, 12:34 AM
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yeh mine does this aswell i cant work it out. sorta sounds like it shortening out.
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24-05-2005, 12:37 AM
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1993 Ford Fairlane NC3 Silver - LTD mockup, Worked V8 & Auto, Fully Optioned, Half of my Audio department at work installed in the car 1993 Ford Falcon XR6 Poly Green Stationwagon - 4.0 I6, Auto, 3:45LSD, All the usual XR6 Stuff but in a wagon :
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24-05-2005, 12:37 AM
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might be your lifters, is it like a tapping sound or a earthing/sparking sound?
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24-05-2005, 12:40 AM
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nah its not the lifters john well i hope not it sounds like a sparking sound coming from around the dizzy.
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24-05-2005, 12:42 AM
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your dizzy cap is probably cracked or the leads are crossfiring.
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24-05-2005, 12:46 AM
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Yeh i think it mite be dizzy cap but they are so a pain in the rear to get them off.
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24-05-2005, 12:48 AM
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1993 Ford Fairlane NC3 Silver - LTD mockup, Worked V8 & Auto, Fully Optioned, Half of my Audio department at work installed in the car 1993 Ford Falcon XR6 Poly Green Stationwagon - 4.0 I6, Auto, 3:45LSD, All the usual XR6 Stuff but in a wagon :
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24-05-2005, 06:56 PM
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mine started to do that then i just left it got so bad had to replace all my hydraulic lifters 360 bucks later not happy
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24-05-2005, 07:05 PM
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She needs premium dude...
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PCV valve? Mine clicks while starting/idling.
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24-05-2005, 11:10 PM
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looks like a few of the forumers have this problem too.
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Weird engine clicking noise from the EA and EF
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