peicherokee

I got a 97 zj 4L, when I accelerate i get a slite clicking, I guess not slite you can for sure hear it, I'm wondering I've heard others with similar issues and they said it was something about a sticky lifter just wondering what you guys think.
thanks

ol"blue

Not enough info.. Valve train noise? Sticking fuel injector? Spark scatter to ground? Pinhole leak in exh. manifold gasket?

peicherokee

lol sorry what other info would be helpfull ?

seed

the 4.0 is NOTORIOUSLY noisy(and leaky),mostly the lifters. i've had several and they all have had noisy lifters and not much cures it,but it ain't hurtin nothin...however lifters are more of a "tick" get under your hood and try to pinpoint it's origin

peicherokee

alright thanks seed will try to locate exactly where its coming from and get back to ya and actually just put the GC in to a transmission friend and front bell housing on the transmission had a gone seal and was down so much fluid that there might be some damage to the tranny so hes rippin it apart for me and seeing if it needs rebuildingor a new one, a dry tranny could have contributed to that clickin sound I will let ya know when its out of the shop. thanks

seed

sounds like the tranny might well be the source of the noise then

RRAM

If a tranny is that dry I don't think your going to be driving it. Let us know what you find.

peicherokee

well.....clutches were messed pretty good, so it was rebuilt and since its out of my league set me back $1000 dollars even which is alright considering it would usually cost over 1500, could've replaced it but there is a shortaged or junked cherokees around here, but rebuilt and front bell housing seal replaced 1000 bones later and she purs

peicherokee

oh and that $1000 sets my plans of new tires and a BB back a little bit

RRAM

rebuild is better then a used one anyway if done right. Used one could have done the same thing in 2 weeks. Glad to hear you got her fixed up.

seed

i feel your pain,everytime i get money to do some mods, something else takes a s**t on the jeep,lol

peicherokee

yup, I'm glad too, and I do trust that it was rebuilt properly good friend of my fathers that does good work and there is a 2 year warranty on the work ....now i gotta pay him and get back to finding money for some mod's

peicherokee

Well tranny rebuilt back on the road still a that good old click, any ideas?

RRAM

can you give a better explanation of the sound and the speed of the sound. what seems to get it started ie: speed, does it change with coasting, does it change if you gently apply the brake. Can you hear it when not moving?

peicherokee

as simple as this, only when it accelerates, other then that not when its braking not when coasting nothing like that just acceleration....and its just a steady click click click click click wish i could stick my head under the hoood when im driving but its not that easy :P.....not sure what other info I could supply and sorry for my lack of discription on the clicking