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So, I proceeded today to change the driveshaft on my 88 GL wagon. Simple enough procedure. Was easy to do. I top off the transmission oil. I looked, the motor oil was about a qt low, just where I wanted it. So I dumped in the can of seafoam I'd been waiting to add (the lifters would present a faint tick every so often...)

 

Everything's fine. I get to the end of the block before I head back, and I start to hear a knocking sound. I immediately take it back, park it, and turn it off. Check the oil, level's fine. :mad:

 

Its a really loud knocking sound, and only is present at low RPMs. When I rev above say 1.5k, it silences itself...

 

What should I do here? I'm at a loss, and frustrated. I'm more worried that I may have a blown engine, and the XT needs work before I can drive it daily (heads need retorquing, its got a coolant leak I need to trace down).

 

RAWR!

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Yep sounds like the TOD, get it warm change out the oil and filter...take it for a high spirted highway drive. Bet ya it will stop, I have seen this car run and it wasn't ticking at all (in fact it was running like a top) so guessing the seafoam just knocked some crap loose and got stuck in one of the lifters/passage ways so that lifter isn't pumping up Mike.

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I may be the only one - but Im thinking connecting rod bearing - that "tick" was a bit low pitched for me - its a bump, not a tick - wheres your oil pressure? - try some fresh oil, filter and sea foam for starters - ticks as Ive heard them dont always go away with revving either - none of the times Ive had a tick it did at least

 

actually it sounds almost exactly the same as the bad connecting rod bearings in a mercedes engine I just repaired a couple months ago....

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That sounds pretty bad... I don't think it's a lifter tick, unless your heads are made of wood :burnout:

 

sounds as if something's impacting the block from the inside...

 

something with the conrods? worn bearing somewhere....?

 

Definately from the engine, and not the transmission? (take a broomhandle and firmly press it against various parts of the engine, press your ear to the other end, and figure out what part the sound originates from the loudest)

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How many of you have *actually* expereinced a subaru rod knock?

 

I have, and I'll tell you that it's nothing like that - it's MUCH quieter than lifters till about 30 seconds before it blows through the side of the block. It definately made noise, but it was only under load. At idle with no load you couldn't hear it at all. Ran real pretty - that's why almost without exception rod bearing failure results in the block being destroyed - people don't expect that "little noise" to be so important, and just keep driving till it's too late.

 

I am with the seafoam knocking some junk in the lifter camp - sounds like just a single lifter is really pissed off.

 

If this were a GM forum - rod knock all the way.

 

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How many of you have *actually* expereinced a subaru rod knock?

 

I have, and I'll tell you that it's nothing like that - it's MUCH quieter than lifters till about 30 seconds before it blows through the side of the block. It definately made noise, but it was only under load. At idle with no load you couldn't hear it at all. Ran real pretty - that's why almost without exception rod bearing failure results in the block being destroyed - people don't expect that "little noise" to be so important, and just keep driving till it's too late.

 

I am with the seafoam knocking some junk in the lifter camp - sounds like just a single lifter is really pissed off.

 

If this were a GM forum - rod knock all the way.

 

GD

i have and that is a very accurate description of what happens
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All of you were wrong! Heh.

 

The right (p/s) timing belt's tensioner was way loose. I'm surprised it didn't jump a tooth. The belt was thwacking against the cover. I ended up breaking the outter cover trying to get it off, so I'm going the whole way and taking all the covers off and running naked.

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