Hey guys,
I've noticed that my 07 has started to have a bit of a ticking noise that comes and goes. It started after I took it to the Chevy dealer for a servicing and they did the oil change while it was there. It is quite a light sounding tick, not a knocking sound, and it seems to be coming from the upper side.
I've clicked through a lot of videos and this is the closest I can find:
It is a bit difficult to record what I am experiencing because it is intermittent and usually starts while I am driving or cant record.
the speed of the tick is the same as in the video, and when you go to higher rpm it follows the rpm up. It usually starts out really quietly, and gets louder for about 10-15 seconds, then starts fading away maybe 30 seconds- a min later.
I drive it about 3 times a week, 5 miles to work and back, and Id say it happens about every other week or so.
I have had some moments it started, which lead me to believe it has to do with oil pressure. Once when I was tuning my sound system, I had it running at idle for about 2 mins and it started ticking. Another time I was at idle letting it warm up a bit before I left work. my buddy wanted to hear it, so once it was all ready I gave a quick rev to about 5k rpm and it started ticking about 20 seconds later. I have also gotten the same sound sometimes right when I start the truck, it might have that same ticking for 1-2 seconds after it starts.
Any recommendations on things to do/check? I called a local shop that works on LS quite often, and he told me to use Valvoline VR1 20w50 High Zinc. He said if the sound goes away, it is probably bearings, but if not it is something else. I would just hate to do that, and misdiagnose it because it went away due to something else, as it is on and off.
Thanks guys,
Cody
I've noticed that my 07 has started to have a bit of a ticking noise that comes and goes. It started after I took it to the Chevy dealer for a servicing and they did the oil change while it was there. It is quite a light sounding tick, not a knocking sound, and it seems to be coming from the upper side.
I've clicked through a lot of videos and this is the closest I can find:
It is a bit difficult to record what I am experiencing because it is intermittent and usually starts while I am driving or cant record.
the speed of the tick is the same as in the video, and when you go to higher rpm it follows the rpm up. It usually starts out really quietly, and gets louder for about 10-15 seconds, then starts fading away maybe 30 seconds- a min later.
I drive it about 3 times a week, 5 miles to work and back, and Id say it happens about every other week or so.
I have had some moments it started, which lead me to believe it has to do with oil pressure. Once when I was tuning my sound system, I had it running at idle for about 2 mins and it started ticking. Another time I was at idle letting it warm up a bit before I left work. my buddy wanted to hear it, so once it was all ready I gave a quick rev to about 5k rpm and it started ticking about 20 seconds later. I have also gotten the same sound sometimes right when I start the truck, it might have that same ticking for 1-2 seconds after it starts.
Any recommendations on things to do/check? I called a local shop that works on LS quite often, and he told me to use Valvoline VR1 20w50 High Zinc. He said if the sound goes away, it is probably bearings, but if not it is something else. I would just hate to do that, and misdiagnose it because it went away due to something else, as it is on and off.
Thanks guys,
Cody
