My engine has developed a strange ticking sound. Its whisper-quiet before an oil change, and then makes a loud tapping after a new filter and fresh oil. This cycle has been going on for about 20,000 ...

Q My car has begun to make a ticking noise from the engine when I first start it, and sometimes the noise continues for almost the whole time I drive it. Does this mean I need a valve job? I ve always ...

The Chrysler Hemi family is generally considered to be one of the more dependable American-built powerplant lines. Not to say Chrysler has never produced a dud, but, by and large, the brand is ...

I’ve also noticed — as you might have — that a sheet-metal roof makes clicking and snapping sounds as it cools after a hot ...

Some 2001-05 Ford Taurus and Mercury Sables, 2001-06 Ford Escapes and 2005-06 Mercury Mariners (all with the 3.0-liter four-valve V6) may produce a ticking sound from the engine bay. According to Ford ...

Chrysler said that some of its 1998-2004 models with 3.2-liter or 3.5-liter engines may produce a ticking sound under the hood on cold startup. According to the carmaker, the noise is limited to ...

You know that sound an engine, or anything really hot makes when it cools down? What exactly is making the "ticking" sound you hear? Molecules bumping into each other as they contract? Just seems ...

I have a thermostat-equipped propane heater in my cabin, and I can always tell when it cycles off because the burner makes a ticking sound. The heater has no moving parts, so my conclusion is that the ...