2005 Tahoe Ticking

[JPVortex]

Problem found lol! One of the new spark plug wires I installed came loose all the way in the back on the drivers side, which was causing a blatant misfire and the ticking sound was the spark from the wire jumping to the manifold

 

[TollKeeper]

Told ya it was a misfire! Glad you got it solved, and it was an easy.. AND FREE.. fix!

 

[JPVortex]

Told ya it was a misfire! Glad you got it solved, and it was an easy.. AND FREE.. fix!

You sure did call it! Thanks for the help and I'm very glad it was such an easy fix and that it didnt cost me anything!

 

[JPVortex]

Heres another little update. Its idling better than before but I still feel like theres a miss in there. It's hard to tell honestly with the pulley sounds, as that's what I might be picking up on. It is not throwing a code anymore.

I'm hearing what almost sounds like a slight air hiss from that bank near the intake. Are my intake gaskets possibly going bad maybe?

 

[Scottydoggs]

you can spray brake cleaner around the vac lines and manifold gasket area. if the idle changes you found a leak area. flammable brake cleaner will make the idle jump up. non flammable will make it bog.

 

[OR VietVet]

May have a fouled plug from when the wire was off. Depends on how long off.

 

[JPVortex]

May have a fouled plug from when the wire was off. Depends on how long off.

Ive been hearing the spark sound since yesterday so 24hours probably, i'll take the plug out in the morning and check it out. I think that pulley noise may be some of the noise too.

 

[JPVortex]

The engine does totally fine under load, it just seems to have a slight stumble at idle here and there, and to be honest I feel it may have been doing this for a while, so I may not worry too much about it, I'll look into my vacuum lines, I may clean the MAF and TB and check that plug.

 

[OR VietVet]

May need a throttle bore cleaning or a MAF cleaning.

 

[JPVortex]

May need a throttle bore cleaning or a MAF cleaning.

yeah thats what im thinking, will probably buy some cleaner and get them off to clean tomorrow.