constant engine tick!
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constant engine tick!
so I am new to the jeep life (super excited) don't know much about these 4.0s
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picked up a 97 XJ 4.0 couple about a week ago and it has a top end tick, this tick is constant, its there when its cold and hot just gets a bit more quiet when its hot
you rev it up in park or neutral and this tick goes away at about 1500-1800 rpm but if your in drive its there at all rpms and gets faster (not louder)
one thing I found interesting is when I pull the number 2 injector connector the tick becomes almost non existing
I have not pulled the valve cover yet and inspected the valve train (I plan to do so tonight)
all ive done so far in change the oil 10w40 with a quart of lucas oil stabilizer and frame PH8A filter (ive read some bad things about those filters thinking about changing it out)
and run a can of seafoam with half a tank of 91 octane but haven't used the entire half tank yet
any tips or common problems with the valve train on these? I fear a stuck lifter in cylinder #2 anyway to get it unstuck with out pulling the head?
any advise is appreciated and thank you in advance!
heres the story
picked up a 97 XJ 4.0 couple about a week ago and it has a top end tick, this tick is constant, its there when its cold and hot just gets a bit more quiet when its hot
you rev it up in park or neutral and this tick goes away at about 1500-1800 rpm but if your in drive its there at all rpms and gets faster (not louder)
one thing I found interesting is when I pull the number 2 injector connector the tick becomes almost non existing
I have not pulled the valve cover yet and inspected the valve train (I plan to do so tonight)
all ive done so far in change the oil 10w40 with a quart of lucas oil stabilizer and frame PH8A filter (ive read some bad things about those filters thinking about changing it out)
and run a can of seafoam with half a tank of 91 octane but haven't used the entire half tank yet
any tips or common problems with the valve train on these? I fear a stuck lifter in cylinder #2 anyway to get it unstuck with out pulling the head?
any advise is appreciated and thank you in advance!
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Are you sure it's not the purge valve solenoid (try disconnecting and see if it goes away). It's near the firewall
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1R2M0fpALgk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1R2M0fpALgk
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Ditch the Fram first.
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Get underneath and pull the flex plate inspection cover off.
Your noise is consistent with what I had.
It turned out that the flex plate to torque convertor bolts were loose.
Mine had wallered out the flex plate so I had to pull the AW4.
Your noise is consistent with what I had.
It turned out that the flex plate to torque convertor bolts were loose.
Mine had wallered out the flex plate so I had to pull the AW4.
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I took the valve cover off last night and inspected the valve train and everything seems good, im starting to think its a bottom end issue
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ive read up on that and don't think its my issue considering when I pull the #2 injector the noise go away but is there when I pull any other injector
I took the valve cover off last night and inspected the valve train and everything seems good, im starting to think its a bottom end issue
I took the valve cover off last night and inspected the valve train and everything seems good, im starting to think its a bottom end issue
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