What could make a clicking noise.

2005 HONDA ACCORD
74,000 MILES
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SLEDBOY2K
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My wifes Accord sometimes makes a clicking sound upon startup. Clicking sound seems to be coming from around the power steering pump area or the firewall on the passenger side. Sounds kind of like a selenoid clicking but doesn't appear to be coming from the engine like a valve or lifter issue. She says its getting louder and it usually clicks for about 5-10 seconds but she said today it clicked for about 30 or 40 seconds. It only happens once or twice a week either in the morning or when she starts up to come home from work in the afternoon.

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Jan 9, 2012 at 9:36 PM
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JACKSPRAT
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does the frequency of the clicking relate to engine speed? or outside temperature?
Jan 9, 2012 at 10:07 PM
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FIXITMR
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use tube/wand/stethoscope to ear to locate item.
Jan 9, 2012 at 10:54 PM
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Well, it is cold here at night (about 25F) but the car is keep at night in the garage (outside at work) and this just started about 3 weeks ago. it didn't do it earlier in the winter when it was a lot colder. The click doesn't accelerate with the engine at all, it stays pretty constant, about 1 or 2 clicks per second and after 10-20 seconds, it stops. i've only heard it twice and the wife has heard it twice, she says today it was louder and lasted longer. The last time I heard it, I opened the hood and tried to pinpoint it, seemed to be somewhere around the power steering pump. Fluid was full.
Jan 9, 2012 at 11:22 PM
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if the noise becomes more predictable , ie. it happens every time you start the car. you could try removing the fan belt , start the engine briefly and see if the noise is still there or not.
Jan 10, 2012 at 5:03 PM