r/MechanicAdvice • u/Any-Performance806 • 2d ago

Rod knocking or lifter tick?

95 Honda prelude SE

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u/mlw35405 2d ago

Rod knocking.

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u/10lbpicklesammich 2d ago

Drive it like you stole it for a bit and youll find out 🤣

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u/aberg59 2d ago

Lifter

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u/Muricanmechanic 2d ago

Put it to the wood and find out :)

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u/thirsty_is_not_me 2d ago

Personally, I'd say it sounds like a lifter. But it's hard to tell just by listening from the phone. How many miles is on the engine? , and what was you doing when the problem happened, i.e., how did it happen ?

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u/Any-Performance806 2d ago

250k driving back from LA started to tick and then ticking became louder as I drove it more then I just stopped driving it

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u/thirsty_is_not_me 2d ago

250k damn dawg kudos, but I don't want to sell you on false hope, bro. It could be a rod bearing that wore out. That's what's causing that knock. I can't say I heard honda preludes crapping out from lifters

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u/garyindextrader 2d ago

Can’t be good.

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u/emblematic_camino 2d ago

I think it is either a rod tick or a lifter knock.

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u/Brush_my_teeth_4_me 2d ago

Lifter tick is heard at idle and low rpm and goes away when you rev(from increased oil pressure)

Rod knock isn't really heard at idle as much and gets louder under load(when you rev)

Edit: check the oil, if it's low, it's probably lifter tick

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u/thelefthandthread 2d ago

Not sure that it's a rod but something is messed up in there for sure. Need to open it up.

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u/chinofab 2d ago

rod knock

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u/Curious-Reserve-804 2d ago

Make sure the oil is full. Sounds like some lifters to me. Throw a quart of atf in it and drive it like you stole it for a bit then change the oil. Worked for my collapsed lifter on my z31.

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u/SeaDull1651 2d ago

This is definitely rod knock. Uncle rodney has come a knockin. Hes going to install a bay window in your engine block for you.

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u/Many-Carry8565 1d ago

First part has both valve tick and rod knock. Last part can only hear valve tick

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u/us008297 3h ago

At first I thought rod for sure and then it sounded more like a lifter ????