loud clicking noise while engine idling

[Scrapper]

i'd say oil pump to check first and i believe it's on the outside of moter on right side..my dodge dart swinger done same thing on 1 of those burn outs..8 the sh.t out of of oil pump....mite have a look under valve covers 2....good luck

SCRAPPER...

[Tonglebeak]

Crap, I just noticed I wasn't entirely clear about the stall out problem...

I didn't mean stalls out over 30mph, that's what I meant when the ticking noise will begin.

I seem to only actually stall out at very low speeds, 0-3mph, even while in Park or Neutral, so I know for a fact it's not the TCC. Please don't take this as not wanting to troubleshoot...

And it makes me believe the O2 sensor is going bad since that's how the ECM calculates air/fuel mixture once in closed loop, but I thought the ECM would throw some sort of error code at me.

I'm using Valvoline Maxlife 5W30. I always went to walmart before and they would put in Quaker State 10W30, which isn't the correct grade, so I decided to just change the oil myself and pass up the low price that included getting my car vacuumed and cleaned out

I'll see if I can make some sort of short video clip that will demonstrate all of this. It might help better.

[xeroinfinity]

I meant when you are going 30mph,
or below is when the stalling occurs...
This is when the Tcc will give you the most trouble,
but since you seem to think otherwise.

On your car it probly wont throw a code if the O2 is bad.
I just dont think that has anything to do with what you are experiencing .

How many miles are on this engine ?
And when was the last tune up(plugs & wires) ??

Try and isolate the noise.
Get a pipe or long tube and listen around on the engine while its running and see if you cant locate where it is coming from exactly.

If you expect to find the problem you are going to have to get dirty, rather then paying someone else who's qualified to trouble shoot the situation.

Let me know what you find out !

[Tonglebeak]

Post 18 from me states my plugs/wireset mileage. The engine mileage is in the first post @_@

And I know for a fact it's not the TCC because I can stall out while in park and neutral, something the TCC never touches.

I'm going to try to replace my pcv valve tomorrow to see if that helps any.

[Tonglebeak]

Well, just a small update. I never replaced the pcv valve, I couldn't get the damn valve out of the hose :\ But the valve definitely had vacuum, although each time I tested its vacuum with my thumb it would leave oil on my thumb. Is this normal and how am I supposed to remove the valve from the hose? Yank it out with as much force as I can or is there another way?

Also, I'm still noticing this problem with the occasional stallout, but no major damage has occurred as of yet. The ticking noise still persists, yada yada. I might look into replacing the TPS as I doubt it's working properly anyways, seems to be sticking. When lockup is engaged, I can usually move the gas pedal down about a quarter of the way down and lockup will not disengage until I apply a much heavier throttle. Throttle in low gears is crap as well.

[caddyman379]

as long as its like not like a quart of oil thats okay.

what i did was i pushed the hose torwards the manifold so it wouldn't come out, since i couldn't see where it went back in. but while pushing, i pulled like hell on the valve while twisting it back and forth. it will eventually come loose.

have you lost any coolant? hows the oil look?

I don't have any of the problems that you describe, however, my tranny doesn't come out of lockup without more than a quarter throttle. I always thought that was normal though.

[xeroinfinity]

Tonglebeak, as far as your ticking goes its either your lifters or the vavles/rocker arms.

Try some seafoam oil treatment this should clear up a lifter tick.

And about the trany troubles, if its realy bad your best bet is to take it to a trans shop that can properly diagnose the problems.

Btw- a fluid and filter change does wonders

[Ian Szgatti]

Originally Posted by xeroinfinity

Btw- a fluid and filter change does wonders

I'm certain I saw him type it in this thread somewhere that he saw debris in the trans fluid... I agree with the above statement. I also believe thats the least of your worries. You put a lot of strain on that motor, which wasn't designed for such things... you have buggered something in the heads without a doubt.