Annoying Sound!

Hey! I was wondering what this anoyying ass sound was in my engine!  It sounds like somebody is knocking on the hood of my car and it gets faster the faster I go.  I've looked everywhere in the enginebay and everything looks good.  Somebody said that It might me a lifter or something like that!  If anybody knows anything then please help!  Thanx!

You can clean the lifters if you please, but after a while the noise will just come back.  You can also replace them if you like.  I think its like $11 apiece....correct me if I'm wrong anybody.  Finding the one that ticks is your problem.

Yeah, $11 sounds right.  I think DSMer's get a discount on lifters at conicelli, but maybe not on the 3g's.  My dad had a way to find the ticking valve, it was simple and involved taking off the valve cover and doing something else....i just can't remember....

i think the "lifters" recomm by spyderman is right....good luck finding the one!

You can check lifters by using a screw driving. Place the screw driver end on lifter area and then place your ear on the handle. Or you can go buy a tool for doing this. I prefer the old fashioned way that my dad taught me its also CHEAP.....lol

i had the same problem but ended up having to rebuild my engine...... that was fun..... mine were 2 of the lifters and the bearing in the crankshaft... steel shavings through the whole engine..... god bless imports.... hahaha.....