Clicking sound coming from engine?

I recently noticed that I hear this unusual clicking sound coming from my engine. My brother has it on his TL too, except it's much worse. At idle, I hear the clicking, and when I slightly rev it, the clicking gets even faster. I heard from one of my cousins who's a mechanic and he said that it's some called a "valve timer or valve something" that is clicking. I will get a sound clip once I get home, since I'm at school right now. Anyone have any experience with this or has any idea if this is a problem? It's somewhat annoying that's all.

I can't hear how fast the clicking is once I get past first gear because my exhaust drowns out the noise. It's only audible in the first gear. And in my bro's TL, you can hear it in all 4 gears and it's horrible lol. I don't want the sound to get worse and end up like his.

Probably a valve tick, I know a lot of Ford's do the same thing.

thats just the natural honda sound... most honda engines has that tick, if its loud, then u should worry about it but if its soft and not banging like, then ur fine

Some people refer to it as valve clatter... it happens alot when the car is colder and oil hasn't really reached all of the top end of the motor. Maybe check the oil level?

Yep, even my 6cyl Mustang does it on cold starts, and it can be pretty loud. Luckily my exhaust hides the sound because it's so loud. Once the engine warms up it basically goes away.

ohh, maybe bad gas too? And is your friend in the TL using premium gas? I think they are higher compression and need the premium to prevent premature detonation (clicking sound as well)

No he doesn't use premium. I got a video, but was utterly disappointed at how I can barely hear the sound in the video, but it's still audible. You can faintly make it out.

http://s216.photobucket.com/albums/cc256/pyaarawala/?action=view&current=MOV09485.flv

It's not THAT loud, so I guess I shouldn't worry about it? How would I go about fixing it?

I'd suggest trying a tank of premium on his car and see if the sound goes away. Doesnt seem that bad on yours.

With the engine running, try squeezing the hose going to the PCV valve and see if it makes the same click. You will need to use a towel to protect the hose and a pair of pliers to squeeze. Could be something as simple as needing a new $3 PCV valve.

Whats wrong with your lights? They coming on and off...