# Intermitent tapping in 98 chevy pick-up

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/intermitent-tapping-in-98-chevy-pick-up/10103>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [February 1, 2008, 5:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/intermitent-tapping-in-98-chevy-pick-up/10103 "2008-02-01T17:18:32Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![fordguy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/fordguy/32/650_2.png) [@fordguy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/fordguy)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2008, 5:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/intermitent-tapping-in-98-chevy-pick-up/10103/1 "2008-02-01T17:18:32Z")

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I have a 98 chevy pick up with 112k, on oil leaks. It taps off and on whether it is cold or not. One week it will tap for 5 mins. after it has been started, then the next, no tapping at all. Do you think it could be the lifters. If it was, would’nt it do it all the time?

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**Author:** ![Beadsandbeads](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c57346/32.png) [@Beadsandbeads](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Beadsandbeads)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2008, 12:24am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/intermitent-tapping-in-98-chevy-pick-up/10103/2 "2008-02-02T00:24:55Z")

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Is it a regular rhythm or irregular. If the latter, try Morse code. Maybe it is asking, ?Why is a Fordguy driving a Chevy??

Sorry, I have no idea about the noise, but at least your post will get a bump.