98 evo ticking
Dirt don't hurt
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As long as you are in there that far you might as well upgrade the cam and cam bearing while you are at it.
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Here's part of the ticking problem, and most likely the sole culprit behind leaking gaskets that didn't leak before.
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Get rid of the synthetic....it has a squish that is less than conventional. If the motor has never been touched its all just normal wear. They tic......especially if you don't have a adjustable pushrods. If it runs good leave it alone, other wise these guys will have you into a 3k performance upgrade....lol.........go team........
Dirt don't hurt
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Get rid of the synthetic....it has a squish that is less than conventional. If the motor has never been touched its all just normal wear. They tic......especially if you don't have a adjustable pushrods. If it runs good leave it alone, other wise these guys will have you into a 3k performance upgrade....lol.........go team........
I think you are under estimating us!!!
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Little I can add to what has been said here. FWIW, my current Evo motor has had a terrible "tick", almost a rattle, at 2500 RPM since new. I've been through everything, and found nothing really wrong. Eventually I decided it was normal for this particular motor. !00,000 miles later, it's still noisy, and still runs like a champ.
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According to HD, lifters are good for 40-50K. Add to that the possibility that you have the crappy cam bearing and your engine could be a ticking time bomb. Some have reported no problems with even more mileage.
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ticking is less noticeable
so, did an oil change back to dino, and so far the cylinder base leak has stopped. The ticking is much quieter. I do have a leak at the connection of the oil pressure sensor? it is an NPT connection, and it looks like the previous owner had overtightened it, and cracked the casing. I took a grinder and enlarged it, used compressed air to blow out any oil in the crack, and used a JB weld-like material to seal it. It still leaks, but minimal now.
I bought a filter from the local dealer, and an o-ring for the mag drain plug. the filter was reasonable, the o-ring was $2. A dime would not go through this o-ring; at work we sell similar ones for fifty cents or so. But I guess it is the convenience of getting one on a sunday...
Put in new plugs as well, a noticeable difference.
I bought a filter from the local dealer, and an o-ring for the mag drain plug. the filter was reasonable, the o-ring was $2. A dime would not go through this o-ring; at work we sell similar ones for fifty cents or so. But I guess it is the convenience of getting one on a sunday...
Put in new plugs as well, a noticeable difference.
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Glad you have it worked out...
Every spring when I am out for my first few rides I hear the ticking and wonder...then I recall the previous spring and convince myself "it's normal". It seems the windscreen bounces any of those noises right back at you, but it is just the way the engine sounds. I like the term mentioned earlier "pissed off sewing machine".
I guess that better than my daughter's Honda, it just sounds like a normal sewing machine!
Did you say your block is cracked at the oil pressure sending unit? If so, that sux, not sure if there is an easy fix for that one...YD
Every spring when I am out for my first few rides I hear the ticking and wonder...then I recall the previous spring and convince myself "it's normal". It seems the windscreen bounces any of those noises right back at you, but it is just the way the engine sounds. I like the term mentioned earlier "pissed off sewing machine".
I guess that better than my daughter's Honda, it just sounds like a normal sewing machine!
Did you say your block is cracked at the oil pressure sending unit? If so, that sux, not sure if there is an easy fix for that one...YD