We all have our downfall moments with our Montes at some point but just remember the lessons learned and good times it has gave you. I had my mind set on selling my Monte until I thought about how much I learned from it, to this day my mom always tells me "one day your car wont work because your always taking it apart" lol. Its a part of your life Frank, dont just give up on it!

*Award winning actor*
-D. Ruben

 

Lol thanks man, I just gave up on it for now since I don't have time to mess with it or take anything apart. I need it everyday for work lol but I will find the ticking one day haha

 

I guess that will be the day that I change my coolant elbows also...... One day..........:p

 

So i finally got a small clip of the ticking, it can actually be heard on cold start and i think it's getting louder and louder by the days probably is a lifter tick but how would i get that fixed?

 

Anyone? I'm Really getting tired of this monte lol

 

Doesnt sound like an exhaust leak... I wish I can help dude :l

 

It's difficult to tell listening to a video online, but that sounds like a rod bearing to me. A lifter has a lighter, more metallic sound with a faster tempo. That sounds more like a hard, heavy knock with a slower tempo. A quick way to narrow down where it originates is whether the sound is more pronouced under the hood or under the vehicle. Lifter noise will be louder listening to the engine from above, and quieter listening under the vehicle. A rod bearing will be louder under the vehicle compared to listening from above. You can use a piece of hose to listen while running it across the top of the valve covers and the sides/bottom of the oil pan to verify the origin of the noise.

 

Yea it sounds like an internal problem, I'm wanting to change all my upper gaskets and valve cover gaskets just to see if I find anything. Probably change out the lifters too but Idk how lol :p
Really wish I could get rid of this car already I wanna get into an Acura TL this time though, not sure sure about montes anymore

Something about this just looks so sexy

From this



To this lol

 

Well it does sound like its coming from rear manifold area, that's about all I can say while cruising it doesn't make any ticking just when reaching the 2k rpm area
If its a rod bearing I'd rather just get another used motor and sell this monte

 

After its warmed up it idles great and runs great too, but that ticking is flippin annoying and embarrassing