2000 NEON valves tapping

I bought her in august with 104 000 km, not a kocking or tapping sound was commin out of that motor :smile: , now it has 115 000 km and I have noticed the quite a bit of valve noise :mad: , all the time, not just on start up, does anyone know why this is and how I can fix it, do I need my valves adjusted????

you most likely need a valve job. i had the same problem with my 96 neon, that had 113000 miles on it, valve job cleared up the noise.

Thanks, I'll look into that, but just out of curiosity, how much did ur vavle job cost$$$???

When i did my valve job, i had blown a connecting rod so i was in the middle of a complete overhaul. you have to remove the head from the block in order to be done. I had the head pressure tested for cracks, and re-surfaced for trueness, as well as the valve job. I believe the total cost was about $160, and had $800 in the whole overhaul. It was money well spent, i was so suprised at the difference in power i had before and after the rebuild. If you do the valves, take the head in to a machine shop yourself, not through a second party. Most NAPA parts stores should be able to do this for you.