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Old Aug 4, 2010 | 11:23 AM
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2000 xj 4.0 157k. last week my oil pressure been dropping big time to almost zero at a red light but when driving it was ok. now i have a really really loud tapping coming from inside the oil pan it sounds like. oil pressure reads really high. almost hit 80 if i hit the gas in park. oil level is level. any ideas?
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Old Aug 4, 2010 | 12:01 PM
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Sounds like the rod barrings are possibly going out?
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