Greetings...

My 06 V6/6MT sedan has a loud ticking noise that has been getting progressively worse over the past few months to the point now that if i run it in my garage it sounds like a very loud ticking (think very badly adjusted valves.) I had one of my techs check it out here at work. He used a stethoscope and said the injectors are extremely noisy and the source of the noise, not the valves.

Anyone had similar issues with their 3.0? I never run cheap gas, only premium from Chevron. I was told it may be related to higher levels of ethanol in the fuel. The Honda dealership is telling me that unless an injector has failed that they can't warranty it (e.g. stuck open/closed.) It's embarrassing at drive-throughs and stoplights. All my shop/tech/work experience is in Nissan and Chrysler Corp so I am not familiar with what is "normal" for a Honda motor. They did also tell me that the valves are supposed to be adjusted every 15,000 miles, but I have not had that done.

21,000 miles on the car, btw.

TIA for any help.

Hi,

I have an 06 v6 6spd coupe and when i pull into the garage there is a noticable ticking as well. It is very pronounced when i drive in with the windows still open. I think it sounds louder in the garage because the engine noises are bouncing off the concrete floors/hard walls etc. When i first noticed the "excess" engine noise i thought something was wrong with my car but after searching on the forums it seems like it is normal almost..Anyhow are you really supposed to get the valves adjusted every 15k?? I thought it was at ~100k when you have to change the timing belt...

You CAN have them adjusted every 15K (princess does it) but honestly IMO really does you no good. The manual says to CHECK them at 105K...a lot of people don't even do that. If you're the one in a million that has a tight valve and you didn't check it and it burns...that's just bad luck. That's not a common occurrence though. Some people find that even after you adjust the valves the noise doesn't go away - that would be your clue that it's normal and/or is the injectors.