2000 Celica Gt engine noise - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

LosiInOz · 12-01-2010, 04:20 PM

Hello all, new to the forum...I am looking at a 2000 Celica Gt with 120,000 miles for my son. I haven`t seen the car except from pics. The guy says it has a ticking noise (lifters maybe?) from the engine only when the car is first started after sitting overnight. He says that when the car warms up (5-10 minutes) the noise stops....any ideas to what this could be? Any sounds coming from the engine scares me. I don`t want to have to dump money into this car right away. I also have a 97 Celica GT with 147,000 miles and never had a problem.

Any help would be great, Thanks guys....

Bitter · 12-01-2010, 07:52 PM

check valve clearances.

RobMilkshakes · 12-01-2010, 08:06 PM

The valve clearances may be a bit out of spec. Its hard to tell severity without actually hearing it.

LosiInOz · 12-01-2010, 08:47 PM

Thanks for the reply...Just curious why the chattering would quit after warming up, he said it only does this when cold starting the car...I don`t know, that little voice is saying stay away from this car, I was going to trade him a 77 280z that needs nothing for the Celica. I`m going this weekend to check the car out, what should I listen/look for?

RobMilkshakes · 12-01-2010, 09:50 PM

the 1zz is a rather reliable engine, honestly it doesn't sound like a huge problem, if the clearances were way out of spec you would hear it clearly even while the engine is warmed up.

That being said, I would still check it out. That little voice said to stay clear of my Celica, I didn't listen and even though she's a good car, now that I've essentially replaced everything, I still regret buying her.