[mikethetigerrr]

right, so i drive a 2002 manual v6 all stock. well i bought it used from a dealership and from the first time i started it to this very day there is a clicking noise which sounds like its comming from directly infront of the firewall in the general area where the engine and tranny connect. it makes the noise everytime i start the car and the noise says until i reach around 20 mph, but was it goes away its gone. any ideas wut the problem could be?

also about a month ago it started making a deeper clicking noise that sounds like is directly behind the odometer or somewhere near the stearing colum when i apply pressure on the brakes. it only happens every now and then and it depends on how hard i press the brake. it usually occurs when i apply pressure between barly hitting the brakes and slamming on the brakes. once again any ideas?

[zdrainxx]

i know someone who had that problem, but i dont tihnk it effected there car at all

sorry imnotrealy that much help lol

[itschristorres8]

hmm, ive never heard of anything like that....
i dont understand your first question...you sed its coming from the front firewall right next to where the engine and tranny connect...thats 2 different spots...
i would take it back to the dealer...i woulda taken it back the day i heard it tho....didnt you test drive it?

[mikethetigerrr]

no i was trying to say that its either comming from in front of the firewall or in the area around where the tranny and engine connect.yea i test drove it, but i didnt notive either of the noises.

[itschristorres8]

hmm, is there anyway you could get a video of the sound or a sound clip of the clicking

[mikethetigerrr]

hmm, ill try. if i can itll be posted by tonight.

[mikethetigerrr]

well unfortunatly my digital camera doesnt record sound, but i listened to the clicking more with the hood up and have determined that it is comming from somewhere around the intake manifold.

[itschristorres8]

what rpm does your car sit at, at idle...

[mikethetigerrr]

right at 1000

[itschristorres8]

you most likely have an intake manifold leak.
it should be idle at 750

[scubasteve041186]

check the hoses aorund that area one of them is like an exhuast from the engine. its in the back on the left

[mikethetigerrr]

ok ill try checking the hoses and if i cant fix it my dad has a friend whos a mechanic. he should be able to atleast find the problem. lol, thanx for the help

[itschristorres8]

spray some carb cleaner over your intake manifold with your car on....im told that if your car surges wen u do that...uve found your leak

[mikethetigerrr]

ok well i found one loose hose, tighten it, crank the car. clicking still there. although i have discovered that if i let the car idle for about 45 secounds it stops, and that if i just get in and the clicking is gets louder until it fades away. i read in the owners manuel that the standards need approx. 5 minutes of warm up time? maybe thats the cause of clicking, it just needs to warm up a bit. idk.

[mikethetigerrr]

btw scubasteve u need to post some pics of ur car, id like to see those leds in the dark.

[itschristorres8]

your car shouldnt have that noise....spray the cab cleaner with your engine on

[mikethetigerrr]

i should be able to get some carb cleaner from like walmart right?

[itschristorres8]

idk i think so...if not discount auto parts, advanced auto...etc will have it or a hardware store

[mikethetigerrr]

alright ill prolly get some tommarow and see if i can find a leak.

[mikethetigerrr]

saw something in another forum involving a 02 stang with wut sounds like the exact same problem. replys about it said it could be the smog pump. wut do u think?