Guest dms666 Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 In my RX330, I hear a ticking noise from the engine. When in idle, the engine produces a noticeable (and quick) "tick, tick, tick..." noise...like the clock sound from "60 Minutes". Am I hearing the cylinders, belt, or what? Clearly I have no automative knowledge so let's clear that up right away. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OKEH1 Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 In my RX330, I hear a ticking noise from the engine. When in idle, the engine produces a noticeable (and quick) "tick, tick, tick..." noise...like the clock sound from "60 Minutes". Am I hearing the cylinders, belt, or what? Clearly I have no automative knowledge so let's clear that up right away. :) I have same problem on my 2004 RX330, was told it is the fuel injectors and is a known issue, but so far no fixes ( I was told that 2-days ago when my went in for repair). I have lived with my noisy RX for 2 1/2 years now, and really cant wait till I can get rid if the vehicle , inmy opinion it is just very average and not the high quality I was led to believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Tang Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 i assume it's injectors as well. if you think yours is loud... you should listen to a gs400. when i first heard mine i thought i was losing the valves... but i've since gotten used to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEXIRX330 Posted March 23, 2006 Share Posted March 23, 2006 I have same problem on my 2004 RX330, was told it is the fuel injectors and is a known issue, but so far no fixes ( I was told that 2-days ago when my went in for repair). I have lived with my noisy RX for 2 1/2 years now, and really cant wait till I can get rid if the vehicle , inmy opinion it is just very average and not the high quality I was led to believe. I also hear the ticking but it does not concern me. I have heard that many of these engines do this...and it does not seem to be a problem... I guess it just does not bother me! I love my RX330, I think that the quality of this vehicle is far superior to most, not sure what is wrong with yours... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rx330driver Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 I agree that i hear the sound, but it doesnt neccessarily bother me. I cant wait to get rid of the car so i can buy another Lexus with the sound. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mehullica Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 There has been a fix out for months. Replacing the fuel line from the fuel rail to the metal fuel line. TSIB EG005-05 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Booyah Posted March 24, 2006 Share Posted March 24, 2006 Yep there has been a TSB for that fuel pressure line ticking for MONTHS--your service dude is blowing smoke up your crack--Get on him to find it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berthiag Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 OK, the Lex has a tick!! It is the injector, ours was corrected two weeks ago. Still a slight noise but the car is so quiet everything is noticable evne a rock in one of the tires. Check with another dealer, Inskip in RI fixed it the first time around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rx330driver Posted March 25, 2006 Share Posted March 25, 2006 can someone possibly post the TSB document on here so i can bring proof to my service advisor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benjamin Tang Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 There has been a fix out for months. Replacing the fuel line from the fuel rail to the metal fuel line. TSIB EG005-05 wow i'm completely unaware of this... ours has been ticking since day 1 and i just took it for granted after being told it was the injectors. but a question: why would a fuel line cause this noise? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiks Posted March 29, 2006 Share Posted March 29, 2006 In my RX330, I hear a ticking noise from the engine. When in idle, the engine produces a noticeable (and quick) "tick, tick, tick..." noise...like the clock sound from "60 Minutes". Am I hearing the cylinders, belt, or what? Clearly I have no automative knowledge so let's clear that up right away. :) I have same problem on my 2004 RX330, was told it is the fuel injectors and is a known issue, but so far no fixes ( I was told that 2-days ago when my went in for repair). I have lived with my noisy RX for 2 1/2 years now, and really cant wait till I can get rid if the vehicle , inmy opinion it is just very average and not the high quality I was led to believe. There is a Fix. Check the TSB at for fuel injector rail. http://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/cars/problems...PC&type=VEHICLE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rx330driver Posted March 30, 2006 Share Posted March 30, 2006 o god, i went to the main site of that, there are A LOT OF TSB RECALLS a lot alot alot for my car. this is bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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