Tick.Tick.Tick. Where?

Everytime I turn on my car it makes a ticking noise, and I cant seem to find it. I have a feeling its the water pump...but some people say its my rocker...and some people say its my belt....idk where it is..help appreciated =)

is it a light tick? or really loud? if you drive past someone walking on the sidewalk do you think they can hear it?

ya its lous enough to hear but its not screaming loud either

i have the same thing on my cav i think that it might be the injectors but i could be worng. i have a 2.2 so i dont know what the tick is i would like to find out too.

I was told by a mechanic, that it is the timing chain. I had to get my head replaced and even with the head off he told me it is a time consuming project. My car is 95 2.2 litre coupe, Do you think this could have anything to do with the hesitation/engine shuttering im experiencing? I tried the leads and plugs but that didn't help... Fuel Pump? :banghead:

Do you have the 2.2L OHV engine, you didn't mention the year? If it is the pushrod L4, then when was the last time you changed your oil? I've found that with pushrod engines, a ticking noise like you are describing is the engine telling you to change the oil. Oh, btw, most likely it is lifter noise you are hearing.:p

I have the same problem but I changed the oil a month ago and the belt 2 weeks ago

Check the lifters a Tic, or Knock putting out some sound Lifters is always a possabilty :)

as much as this is just a cheap fix I had a 79 cutlass supreme with the same problem so when I changed the oil I also added an oil addiditive to stop noisy lifters and it actually worked really well with that car. This does not really fix your problem more then covers it up but if all you want to do is get rid of the noise.