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01-28-2003, 12:28 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2002
Location: VA
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tapping in cold
With all the bitter cold weather recently my car usually starts up and has a 'tapping' from the engine until it gets going for a while... My girlfriend's integra does this too. Is this normal or something that's getting old and needs to be replaced?
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01-28-2003, 05:52 PM
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Repost Wagon
Join Date: Dec 2001
Location: over here
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just a valve adjustament will take care of it.
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02-01-2003, 01:03 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: South side chi-town illinois
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Just wondering why you keep suggesting a valve adjustment to everyone with the tapping valve problem in the cold? It could be a number of things from old oil, not using an OEM filter, or just damn cold out. Valve adjustments aren't cheap and aren't that straight forward to do. You need to know a number of things such as firing order, crank rotation, and factory specs. Not to mention special tools like feeler gauges and the like. Just wondering not trying to be rude.
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02-01-2003, 01:53 PM
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Repost Wagon
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well i had the noise, and it dissapeared after the valve adjustament. and i live in a city where 32 degrees is shorts and t-shirt time. that is the most common problem with hondas. as i said i fixed my car, and my brother's car. i have't heard a thing after the adjustament. i agree with you it could be a number of different things, and it's very hard to tell by not hearing the actual noise.
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02-02-2003, 12:03 AM
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I think it's too damn cold out. It doesn't make the noise when it isn't insanely bitter out.
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