Common questions

Why is my new engine ticking?

Why is my new engine ticking?

The most common cause of engine ticking is a noisy valve train. Your valves have to open and close once for every 2 times your engine spins around. If there is excessive play in these components you can usually hear them “tick” as they shift around while your engine is running.

Why does my Chevy Equinox make a ticking noise?

Its a ticking noise when started up then lights from the dash board to the head lights, flicks off and on and the horn goes out at the same time. When driving the idle dont seem to pick up speed the transmission seems to has problem it make this horrible loud noise and the car do seem to drive right.

Are there any problems with the Chevy Equinox?

Chevrolet Equinox owners have reported 41 problems related to engine clicking and tapping noises (under the engine and engine cooling category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Chevrolet Equinox based on all problems reported for the Equinox.

What’s the price of a Chevy Equinox inspection?

Chevrolet Equinox Clicking or popping sound is coming from wheels Inspection costs $89 on average. Hearing strange noises from your wheels can be very disconcerting.

Where does the clicking sound come from in a car?

Even though the clicking or popping noise sounds like it’s coming from your wheels, the problem rarely originates in the wheels; that’s just where it sounds like the noise is coming from. The steering system in your vehicle is a complex system with many different moving parts, and many of these components can cause these strange noises.

Why does my 2008 Chevy Equinox not start?

2008 Chevrolet Equinox No Start, No Sound, No Crank when you turn the key in the ignition: If nothing happens when you turn the ignition key to the “Start” position, it means that the starter motor doesn’t turn over the engine. Most commonly this could be caused by a low/dead battery or there is no connection between the battery and starter.

Its a ticking noise when started up then lights from the dash board to the head lights, flicks off and on and the horn goes out at the same time. When driving the idle dont seem to pick up speed the transmission seems to has problem it make this horrible loud noise and the car do seem to drive right.

Chevrolet Equinox Clicking or popping sound is coming from wheels Inspection costs $89 on average. Hearing strange noises from your wheels can be very disconcerting.

Why is the solenoid clicking on my Chevy Cruze?

I was finally determined to figure out why my Cruze was so much louder than the rest. Found it to be the Evap purge solenoid, mounted to the intake maniold. Once the car is warmed up, and the valve is “purging”, it repetitively clicks, many times a second, almost synchronous with the firing pulses of the engine.

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Ruth Doyle