Ticking in motor. Normal?
 

Just cleaned my maf (WITHOUT TOUCHING IT) ((dont freak out)) just sprayed it inside the tube. haha. And put a new cone filter on my injen cai as the filter was beyond dirty. When i started it up there is a ticking. I can hear it from inside the car. I dont remember it sounding like that before, maybe it was the same. I dunno. Is this normal? Ive watched a few vids on youtube and most people have a tick. Maybe its because i unplugged the battery and its relearning? I dunno. Very fast tick, a few every second id say.

Even after it warms up and drives it still
Ticks

video?

I don't know how to post a video from my phone onto the forum. I don't have a url for it. these forum site templates really need to up their shit from 1998 lol. every forum I go on none can upload photos properly. its 2016!! geez

anyways haha, its not the cricket sound. its not high pitched or chirpy. just a tick. like something plastic is hitting metal over and over. if anyone can explain how to post a video with my phone on these archaic forums it would be much appreciated :)

Does it change speed when the rpm changes?

No but check engine light and trac control light are on now

I'd suggest you take back off what you took off, check the insides of everything (including the MAF), then put it back together (all of the pieces this time), make sure everything is assembled properly and is tighten down.


humfrz

upload your video to youtube and post the link to it here.

I have a feeling what the ticking sound is, just wanted to confirm before saying anything.

Maybe the ticking sound is just a coincidence? video? CEL is most like MAF code... +1 remove all/reinstall.
Something that happened to me once is somehow or another wires going to MAF got pinched or bent or something another idk what happened. But it happened durring an Intake install on a Mazda I had and took me forever to figure out that was the problem. So check wires for any small crimps that could be breaking connection to MAF.

EDIT: If you plan on throwing money at it trying to fix it like I use to on my cars, whatever u do don't buy a MAF from auto part store, get one direct from dealer. Just my opinion.

Probably just the normal injector tick. Sounds like you are gonna lose a lifter at any second. Just didn't notice it until after cleaning and listening closely.

Yah thatd be my guess. Sounds like others on the net. I assume its okay to clean our mafs with maf sensor cleaner? I sprayed it today. Maybe its the new k&n filter i put on my injen intake. But why would steady traction control light come on (car slipping orange light) and check engine light come on. Wouldnt let me engage vsc. Then trac control light turned off and i could but check engine light was on. Also dealer couldnt check codes with obd !? Why would that be. It wasnt even registering. Like a blank car. But two days ago they updated the ecu with the new idle codes. So they must have gotten into it then. Also my batter was unpluggd while i was taking apart the intake and adding the k&n. Could it be the ecu had not yet loaded. Dealer is only 10 mins away.

Does trac control light automatically come on with check engine light or something. Some sort of safety that doesnt allow u to turn vsc and trac off

If you are going to modify any OBD-II car, you should spend $20 and invest in a simple OBD-II code reader.

-alex

Well what would a 20$ reader do if the dealerships reader couldnt do it