Civic makes a loud ticking noise when cold

Hi All,
I have a 1995 Honda Civic GLi (D15) and when I start it in the morning
the engine is quite noisy. It produces a ticking noise and goes away
after 5 minuets then the car is fine. It only happens when the car is
cold, once it has been driven it will not do it again during the course
of the day. I have adjusted the tappets and it has made no difference.
I also notice the car lacks in power between 3k rpm and 4k rpm then it
comes back at 4.5k rpm. Any suggestions on this problem?
Regards,
Michael.

(Mike) wrote:

>I have a 1995 Honda Civic GLi (D15)
>and when I start it in the morning the
>engine is quite noisy. It produces a
>ticking noise and goes away after 5
>minuets then the car is fine. It only
>happens when the car is cold, once it
>has been driven it will not do it again
>during the course of the day. I have
>adjusted the tappets and it has made no
>difference.

I had a Lexus RX300 that developed what's referred to as Piston Slap. It
only occurs during the first start up of the day, when the engine has
been sitting overnight. Do a search on Piston Slap and you'll probably
be saying, "That's my car!"

=A0=A0=A0=A0>I also notice the car lacks in power
>between 3k rpm and 4k rpm then it
>comes back at 4.5k rpm. Any
>suggestions on this problem? Regards,

That could be a function of the Vtec kicking in. Is your engine a Vtec?
My son had a '99 Civic EX and you could feel the Vtec kick in and I
think it was around 4500 rpm. I'm not sure about your model, though.

ravelation wrote:
>
> (Mike) wrote:
>
>
>>I have a 1995 Honda Civic GLi (D15)
>
> >and when I start it in the morning the
> >engine is quite noisy. It produces a
> >ticking noise and goes away after 5
> >minuets then the car is fine. It only
> >happens when the car is cold, once it
> >has been driven it will not do it again
> >during the course of the day. I have
> >adjusted the tappets and it has made no
> >difference.
>
> I had a Lexus RX300 that developed what's referred to as Piston Slap. It
> only occurs during the first start up of the day, when the engine has
> been sitting overnight. Do a search on Piston Slap and you'll probably
> be saying, "That's my car!"
>
> >I also notice the car lacks in power
> >between 3k rpm and 4k rpm then it
> >comes back at 4.5k rpm. Any
> >suggestions on this problem? Regards,
>
> That could be a function of the Vtec kicking in. Is your engine a Vtec?
> My son had a '99 Civic EX and you could feel the Vtec kick in and I
> think it was around 4500 rpm. I'm not sure about your model, though.
>
>
>
Hi ravelation,
Thanks for the suggestion. I have been also told that it may be a
broken exhaust manifold stud or bad exhaust manifold gasket. I will
look into all the suggestions and see how I go.
Regards,
Mike.