Help! Clicking / Knocking Noise

[JohnnyC]

I was driving home tonight, and stop at a red light. Out of the blue, when I get going again, there is a clicking/knocking noise coming from the engine bay. No CEL, no warning lights at all. It was making a god awful noise, only when I got on the gas. I pull into a gas station a couple miles down the road, and pop the hood. Reved it up a bit with the throttle cable, and could here it again.... Can't pinpont where it's coming from exactly. .... I start driving again, and notice that I hear it in 1st gear once I get up to 2k, 2nd gear I wont hear it till about 3k, and by 5th gear, I cant hear the noise at all..... Throughout all the gears though, I DO hear it when I press the clutch petal in..... I'm really worried .... Any ideas of what it is? If the internals were !&^@ up, wouldn't it make the noise at all speeds? Can't see to well now, I'm gonna let her sit over night and see whats goin on in the morining. Could it be a clutch problem since I hear it when I press the clutch petal? BUt if that were the case, then why do I hear it in 1st once it gets up to 2K RPM.... and then again in 3rd at 3K RPM?

Ideas, suggestions and help is welcome.

Thanks ALot.

And by the way, I can't really feel anything different, its just that noise.


-John

 

[boostineclipse]

Did he pull the oil pan to find this out? I am gonna pull mine off today since I have to change the oil anyways.

 

[JohnnyC]

Yup, the oil pan was dropped, and it ain't pretty. Looking around for a short block I can afford, and send the head out to get machined. All in all, I think this will be the cheaper route. But, where to get a good price on a short block is what im not sure about at this point.

 

[boostineclipse]

I'm hoping thats not the case with mine. But just in case it is.. I've posted on the various yahoo groups that I am in.. being in California.. I Think it would be a little easier for me to find a good conditioned bottomend. I would just try to look around locally if I were you.. just start asking around.. at local meets and stuff like that. good luck man.. I'll let you know if I find any good places online.

 

[RedRain]

I installed the Timing Belt Kit and the noise is gone! Woo Hoo! Im Happy . Found out my TB Tensioner was leaking and was bad, and my TB Tensioner Pulley Bearing was going bad too.

 

[norice4me]

well my car did the exactly the same thing it doent sound like the vid but it is alot louder. i have good oil presser and evry thing i have no metal on my dip stick or anything. but it does the same thing in the gear first can hear it second it goes away a lil and 3erd a lil tiny bit .and the rest cant her it at all so i guess i spun a bearing and evry thing eles so ill drain the oil tomarrow so if i have metal in ther i am #### but if i take the pan off and see nothing what would this be.but i bet i spun a bearing or somthing thanx guy i had to get this off my cest here is the best part spent $820 at turbo trix yesterday so this sux does any one know ware i can get a block from thanx.