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Diagnose my car problems
Posted on 7/18/13 at 4:24 pm
Posted on 7/18/13 at 4:24 pm
2000 Ford Explorer, 197k miles.
When I start it up it has a louder than normal "clacking" sound coming from the engine. It has always had a little sound to it, but noticed it was louder than normal this morning.
Got to a stop light and the damn thing shakes uncontrollably (actually a pretty decent massage). Only shakes in Drive and Reverse. If I put it in nuetral at the stop light, the shaking stops. First thing that comes to mind is transmission, sell immediately.
The clacking sound also becomes more "frequent" as the RPMs go up. And by that I mean a roughly 3 clacks a second in idle, compared to about 10 a second at 2500 RPM.
I'm basically just hoping to drive it to the dealership Saturday and buy a new truck. Just wanted to make sure it's not some simple fix that can buy me some more time with it.
It's been a great 10 years exploder.
When I start it up it has a louder than normal "clacking" sound coming from the engine. It has always had a little sound to it, but noticed it was louder than normal this morning.
Got to a stop light and the damn thing shakes uncontrollably (actually a pretty decent massage). Only shakes in Drive and Reverse. If I put it in nuetral at the stop light, the shaking stops. First thing that comes to mind is transmission, sell immediately.
The clacking sound also becomes more "frequent" as the RPMs go up. And by that I mean a roughly 3 clacks a second in idle, compared to about 10 a second at 2500 RPM.
I'm basically just hoping to drive it to the dealership Saturday and buy a new truck. Just wanted to make sure it's not some simple fix that can buy me some more time with it.
It's been a great 10 years exploder.
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Posted on 7/18/13 at 4:25 pm to absolute692
Rocker arm busted or pitted cam shaft.
This post was edited on 7/18/13 at 4:26 pm
Posted on 7/18/13 at 4:26 pm to absolute692
Does it make more noise when turning, If so it could be the CV Shafts.
Posted on 7/18/13 at 4:27 pm to hogdaddy
Can't be. Rocker arm or something.
This post was edited on 7/18/13 at 4:28 pm
Posted on 7/18/13 at 4:28 pm to Broke
Major internal engine damage. lifer, rocker, camshaft.
Posted on 7/18/13 at 4:29 pm to Bleeding purple
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Major internal engine damage.
Without a doubt. He's probably looking at $5,000. And the dealership won't take that as trade in sounding like that.
Posted on 7/18/13 at 4:32 pm to Broke
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Major internal engine damage.
Without a doubt. He's probably looking at $5,000. And the dealership won't take that as trade in sounding like that.
Kinda what I figured. It's not worth much at all to begin with. Mainly was looking for trade in to help with rebates on new truck.
Posted on 7/18/13 at 4:38 pm to absolute692
Well you got 200k out of it.
Posted on 7/18/13 at 4:39 pm to Bleeding purple
LINK
Just found this video on youtube and it's basically what it sounds like.
I'll be borrowing room mates car for work tomorrow and hoping it makes it to the dealership saturday morning.
Just found this video on youtube and it's basically what it sounds like.
I'll be borrowing room mates car for work tomorrow and hoping it makes it to the dealership saturday morning.
Posted on 7/18/13 at 4:41 pm to Broke
quote:
Well you got 200k out of it.
118k, but not bad for a former rental car that was nearly totaled. Got it when I was 16, and I always figured I'd run it into the ground. Main reason I plan on buying another Ford.
Posted on 7/18/13 at 4:55 pm to absolute692
if it's just a lifter tick, you can go quite a while on it. Some mechanics will tell you it's relatively normal in a high mileage engine. Sometimes an oil change will quiet it down if you haven't changed it lately. The shaking would worry me, though.
Posted on 7/18/13 at 5:27 pm to absolute692
Torque converter. Gotta pull the tranny to change one of those.
Sell. It.
Sell. It.
Posted on 7/18/13 at 5:34 pm to absolute692
sounds like a shaft is fricked up
Posted on 7/18/13 at 5:42 pm to absolute692
quote:
Diagnose my car problems
Posted on 7/18/13 at 5:43 pm to Pepperidge
Posted on 7/18/13 at 5:45 pm to Broke
Sounds like internal engine issues.
Trading is only good if you don't have any money to put down. The dealership will show you something for it, and you can use that as "down payment" but they're just gonna throw it back in on the back end. You won't actually get a dime out of it.
But hey, it's all just shuffling numbers anyway.
Trading is only good if you don't have any money to put down. The dealership will show you something for it, and you can use that as "down payment" but they're just gonna throw it back in on the back end. You won't actually get a dime out of it.
But hey, it's all just shuffling numbers anyway.
Posted on 7/18/13 at 7:36 pm to absolute692
This right here is your problem:
Lemme guess, you weren't real keen on oil changes?
Broke rocker arm, valve spring, etc.
It just needs a new home. Quickly.
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2000 Ford Explorer, 197k miles.
Lemme guess, you weren't real keen on oil changes?
Broke rocker arm, valve spring, etc.
It just needs a new home. Quickly.
Posted on 7/18/13 at 11:18 pm to VetteGuy
spun rod bearing. needs new engine. retire the truck you got your moneys worth.
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