marlen.padberg
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Hey MOA camhead gurus! I need a bit of assistance with diagnosing an issue... Here's a short snippet:
https://photos.app.goo.gl/YF7DM6QUq24S5S4S8
The situation: its winter maintenance time. This 2010 RT has 153,000 KMs on it, runs great. Valves have been checked (twice), all valves are within spec. New starter has been installed (old one was exhibiting the odd cloud of electrical stink on startup and was diagnosed as terminal, although it still works), new spark plugs, body work all came off for thorough cleaning, Engine oil change and filter, trans oil change, final drive oil change, all brake calipers cleaned, rotors cleaned, pads cleaned, air filter cleaned... You get the picture - ALL the maintenance.
After all that work, there's a noticeable ticking sound which seems to originate from the left cylinder head (I think). I removed the new starter, checked for any signs of contact with the flywheel - none found. Its an aftermarket starter, although did a side-by-side comparison to the old one, and they look identical as far as I can tell. I am considering pulling the left valve cover for one more check. As you can tell, it starts & runs great, but the ticking sound was not present before the maintenance, so I think I did something.
Thoughts on what to check? Possibility - I could re-install the old starter in the off chance that there's some runout in the flywheel and its just grazing the starter. I looked, and could find no signs of any contact, but I'm short on thoughts and ideas where to look next...
Marlen in Edmonton.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/YF7DM6QUq24S5S4S8
The situation: its winter maintenance time. This 2010 RT has 153,000 KMs on it, runs great. Valves have been checked (twice), all valves are within spec. New starter has been installed (old one was exhibiting the odd cloud of electrical stink on startup and was diagnosed as terminal, although it still works), new spark plugs, body work all came off for thorough cleaning, Engine oil change and filter, trans oil change, final drive oil change, all brake calipers cleaned, rotors cleaned, pads cleaned, air filter cleaned... You get the picture - ALL the maintenance.
After all that work, there's a noticeable ticking sound which seems to originate from the left cylinder head (I think). I removed the new starter, checked for any signs of contact with the flywheel - none found. Its an aftermarket starter, although did a side-by-side comparison to the old one, and they look identical as far as I can tell. I am considering pulling the left valve cover for one more check. As you can tell, it starts & runs great, but the ticking sound was not present before the maintenance, so I think I did something.
Thoughts on what to check? Possibility - I could re-install the old starter in the off chance that there's some runout in the flywheel and its just grazing the starter. I looked, and could find no signs of any contact, but I'm short on thoughts and ideas where to look next...
Marlen in Edmonton.