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  1. 08-11-2002, 09:52 PM #1
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    Engine sounds wierd, can someone help me out

    This started happening about a week or two ago. At idle I hear my car around the engine part a knocking sound. It sounds like a hollow pipe knocking. When I run my car the knocking goes away but when at idle it comes back. It is a deep knock and constant also, it doesn't get louder or anything.
    Can anyone help me out?

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    How's the oil pressure? Gotta gauge? Seen a change?
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    Is the noise there when the AC is off or only when it's on?
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    I have the AC problem I still need to get it fixed.

    Hey Khoa, have you popped the hood to try and figure out where in the engine bay the sound is coming from?
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    I popped the engine up and can't figure out where it is coming from but the engine. The oil is full and fine. I don't have a pressure gauge for the oil at all either. The noise is there with and without the A/C on.
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  7. 08-12-2002, 01:05 AM #7
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    Is it a loud hollow "thud" type knocking? or a metallic, clangy knocking?
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    its like more of a thud noise.
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    I'm betting that something is loose or worn which is causing something to bump around when it's not supposed to.

    Hope your mechanic figures it out dude.
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    My car is haveing the same exact problem. Did you ever figure out what was wrong?
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    noise

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    Do you guys realize this thread is 4+ years old??
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mr. White View Post
    Do you guys realize this thread is 4+ years old??
    Then it should be an ample amount of time to locate the problem, I would think. Right?
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    Quote Originally Posted by schnitzer325 View Post
    Then it should be an ample amount of time to locate the problem, I would think. Right?
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    For what it's worth, the strange knocking noise I recently had was caused by loose spark plugs.
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    For what it's worth, the strange knocking noise I recently had was caused by loose spark plugs.
    Thanks. I'll be checkin that.
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  18. 03-26-2007, 12:57 AM #18
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    not to beat a dead horse but I had a simliar sound awhile back and it turned out the crank pully bolts had come loose a little.
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