Well I am just trying to figure out which one I can rule out, if any. 89 4dr 4.0 4x4 Auto
During the early parts of a trip, ie when the car is warming up, I can hear my exhaust leak, which sounds like a ticking that shows when engine under load and goes away until engine is warmed up. The noise seems to go w/ the gas, ie more gas, more noise. Haven't seen the crack, but due to their history, I am sure thats what it is.
Now my real prob. is after the Jeep is warmed up, I get a weird noise, almost like rocks or something in a can being rattled. It seems to be from the engine, from what I can deduce. I may be making this up, but it seems that I get this noise when I back off the gas or just lightly get on it, but it doesn't seem to be there under full load.
The Jeep hasn't loss power or mpg. I have searched and heard flexplate (cracked or 4 bolts loose), lifters, or just the 4.0 piston slap. Anyone of these ruled out w/ the info given?? To check the flexplate, do you just unbolt the cover and look up to the flexplate. Anyone have a picture of this cover under the car or where it is at?
Thanks in advance,
Kellen
During the early parts of a trip, ie when the car is warming up, I can hear my exhaust leak, which sounds like a ticking that shows when engine under load and goes away until engine is warmed up. The noise seems to go w/ the gas, ie more gas, more noise. Haven't seen the crack, but due to their history, I am sure thats what it is.
Now my real prob. is after the Jeep is warmed up, I get a weird noise, almost like rocks or something in a can being rattled. It seems to be from the engine, from what I can deduce. I may be making this up, but it seems that I get this noise when I back off the gas or just lightly get on it, but it doesn't seem to be there under full load.
The Jeep hasn't loss power or mpg. I have searched and heard flexplate (cracked or 4 bolts loose), lifters, or just the 4.0 piston slap. Anyone of these ruled out w/ the info given?? To check the flexplate, do you just unbolt the cover and look up to the flexplate. Anyone have a picture of this cover under the car or where it is at?
Thanks in advance,
Kellen