valve train noise??

[666al]

MY buick has recently made some noticeble valvetrain noise. I was wondering when to much is to much. Are these motors normally noisy? I can notice one clicking noise and it annoys the hell out of me. Is there a way to adjust the valve lash or something? Any opinions on what i should do guys? i apreciate your help

 

[Steve]

Buick motors are pretty noisey. Often times the cam sensor makes noise that gets blamed on the valve train. Do a search on shimming the cam sesor which is pretty easy to do and cost less than $10 and that may take care of a good bit of your valve train noise especially if your cam sensor has high mileage on it.

 

[JST A 6]

This thread may be worth reading to you. If you have any lifters sticking that could cause some noise, and the Seafoam may be worth a try:

http://www.turbobuick.com/forums/en...-bleed-down-after-short-time.html#post2338651

Other than that, if by chance you have a roller cam setup yes they tend to be noisy. A ticking sound could also be an exhaust leak--check to make sure your headers are not cracked especially the driver's side.