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Old 02-01-2010, 07:42 PM
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Got the new oil pump on and primed on my 4.0. Have slightly more pressure than before. Yay!

New noise I'm getting now:


I did it from the interior because the garage echo is horrible. I get the noise from startup. The noise didn't seem to get louder when I revved it, so I'm not sure. I do remember one of the rods had a VERY SLIGHT wiggle when I was under there replacing the pump. Any suggestions?
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Just recorded second clip out of the garage:

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thats really hard to hear but is that a lifter ?? what oil did you change in to the motor??
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Put in 10w30. Was running 5W30 but with 140K, was recommended to run heavier stuff.
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rod knock will get alot lounder when rpms go up........check the common things...TC bolts,balancer.
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not meaning to hijack here, my 99 was making the same noise then died noise got quieter when rpm's went up. then it just died while idiling wouls a cracked flexplate cause that to happen?
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maybe.....get under there with a flashlight and check....
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i hope mine will be that simple...we'll see.
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