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Old 06-19-2008, 03:55 PM   #1
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ka24e camshaft clicking noises

Alright, my friend wants to buy a cheap car so he saw a 240sx. while driving at high rpm's the camshaft starts to make clicking noises. I know the camshaft is important, so how serious could this be? like rebuild engine serious or just rebuild the head or adjust the settings? any suggestions, thanks
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Old 07-13-2008, 03:13 PM   #2
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Re: ka24e camshaft clicking noises

Sounds like valve float to me. The piston starts to hit the valve, or the valve stem "floats" and then gets hit again by the cam when it revolves.
Bad news. Sounds like that engine wasn't taken care of and red-lined all the time.
You could take off the head and see how badly damaged the valves and pistons are. If they aren't TOO bad, you could replace the valves, springs and cams, and it should be fine, with more power to boot. That cost some cashmoney though, and since your friend is looking into getting a "cheap" car...that will end up being very expensive and not cheap at all.
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