Missing hose and ticking.

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Apr 16, 2010 | 04:45 PM

JordanN

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Missing hose and ticking.

I think I'm missing a hose from my valve cover on the passenger side, but I'm not sure. Also, there is a somewhat loud ticking coming from this area also.

95 3.4L

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Apr 17, 2010 | 07:27 AM

osduck5

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I have not seen that many 3.4's but that pic almost looks more like a sensor rather than a hose. The ticking could be a bad lifter or exhaust leak.

Apr 17, 2010 | 07:32 AM

hevymetalg

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Yeah its prolly a plug? Find a car with that engine and check it out.

Apr 17, 2010 | 09:19 AM

craby

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it should be a crankcase vent and should have a hose from it to the intake elbow. whats your oil pressure? cold and at operating temp?

Apr 17, 2010 | 10:57 AM

JordanN

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Oil pressure when cold is around 80 and when it gets to operating temp is around 60.

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Apr 17, 2010 | 11:02 AM

craby

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good oil pressure so if its a lifter its a bad or lose lifter. look for exhaust leak. broken manifold bolt, lose spark plug.

Apr 18, 2010 | 08:28 AM

Masospaghetti

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Does the ticking get louder when heavier throttle? If it does, its probably an exhaust leak..if the sound doesn't change much, its probably valvetrain.