Cam "whiz"

Hey guys!

After doing some riding today, noticed a noise which appears to be coming from the valve cover on the left side of the engine. The noise sounds like a "whiz" ... almost like worn bearings sound like. The noise isnt all that loud, but is noticeable, and kinda worries me. I will take the valve cover off tomorrow.. what should I look for?

Thanks!

loose valve train/timing parts,metal shavings in oil.when was last oil change?

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Cam scoring, shim dispalcement, debries?

brianpclarke wrote:

Hey guys!

After doing some riding today, noticed a noise which appears to be coming from the valve cover on the left side of the engine. The noise sounds like a "whiz" ... almost like worn bearings sound like. The noise isnt all that loud, but is noticeable, and kinda worries me. I will take the valve cover off tomorrow.. what should I look for?

Thanks!

Yo might want to plastigage the cam bearings while you have it apart.

brianpclarke wrote:

Hey guys!

After doing some riding today, noticed a noise which appears to be coming from the valve cover on the left side of the engine. The noise sounds like a "whiz" ... almost like worn bearings sound like. The noise isnt all that loud, but is noticeable, and kinda worries me. I will take the valve cover off tomorrow.. what should I look for?

Thanks!

could be coming from lower left?....starter clutch hanging up?....let us know what ya find....

Yeah, I am gonna take the valve cover off tomorrow and see what I can find. The oil should be good... changed it less than 1000 miles ago, but I am the new owner soo. I was planning on changing the oil tomorrow as well.

However, I did add a little oil today... wonder if that has anything to do with it...

Thanks for all the replies guys. Will keep ya updated.