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4.0 knock
metal on metal sound when accelerating usually going uphill btween 2000rpm and 3000rpm coming from engine bay sounds like a sticky lifter or valve or maybe a misfire on one of the cylinders jw if anyone has had this same problem and wat was it you had to fix
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Originally Posted by tvarney26
metal on metal sound when accelerating usually going uphill btween 2000rpm and 3000rpm coming from engine bay sounds like a sticky lifter or valve or maybe a misfire on one of the cylinders jw if anyone has had this same problem and wat was it you had to fix
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yeah i just change the oil not too long ago with rotella 15w 40 and everything is fine till i jump down a gear uphill and then it starts to really tick when going from 1750rpm up to about 2500 then it shifts up and shuts up when it goes back down to about 1500rpm
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ONLY under a load? Not valve train related.
Auto trans? Check the flexplate bolts first and foremost as already suggested.
Auto trans? Check the flexplate bolts first and foremost as already suggested.
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i just put some seafoam in yesterday too to see if i could lossen up my lifters a bit but it has been hapening way before my oil change or seafoam
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Originally Posted by cruiser54
ONLY under a load? Not valve train related.
Auto trans? Check the flexplate bolts first and foremost as already suggested.
Auto trans? Check the flexplate bolts first and foremost as already suggested.
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i can push her through 1st and 2nd up to 3000 in a.m with no knock but in the afternoon after its been sittin in the sun all day it will tick goin uphill if i jump down a gear and try to push her through 2500-3000
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idon't know if i should get new plugs cuz if i try to go in that higher gear up the hill instead of jumping down one it will die in rpms and allmost hesitate
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Well. It sounds like theres a couple things to check. First, yeah, get the squealing to stop. Load test your alt and battery, if ya want, but also, the evap canister makes a tick noise and it seems like it might do it more after things have heated up.. Check your sensors like TPS, IAC, o2's.. A decent mechanic with a good diagnostics computer can tell you if theres something up with sensor voltage, compression..
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