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Old 03-31-2014, 11:23 PM
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Default Re: Yet Another Engine Ticking Question
Originally Posted by umpqua rafter
So my '04 ticks like a lot of others. It's quiet when cold, and when the engine is warm it goes away about 2,000 rpm. No other issues.

I dropped it by the only foreign car shop in town, and they figured it was the "flapper valves" in the intake manifold that were slapping at low rpms. Apparently these valves control the plenum length. $1,700.00 to replace the manifold.

Anyone heard of this problem with "flapper valves"?
$1,700 buys an awful lot of ear plugs.

Frankly I'd say BS.
If it is loose it can be tightened up without buying a new manifold. It can't be rocket science here.
 
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