Okay, Oppo, what are we calling this noise?

"If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent" (essextee) 03/31/2018 at 19:51 • Filed to: fuck me right

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Rod knock? Lifter tick? Exhaust gasket leak? It’s pretty quiet until you open the hood, in fact you can’t hear it inside the car with the windows up. Seems to come from the front exhaust side of the engine. Gets faster with revs but not louder.

The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 03/31/2018 at 19:57

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Sounds too thumpy and not enough ticky to be lifters... You say it comes from exhaust side? Perhaps exhaust leak? That’s fairly easy to catch with a visual inspection. Notice any exhaust clouds in the wrong places on cold days?

Spanfeller is a twat > The Opponaut formerly known as MattP123 03/31/2018 at 20:01

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It reminds me of a quadbike we had that wasn’t compressing... maybe that?

I don’t know much about sound diagnosing but maybe head gasket failure or piston ring failure?

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 03/31/2018 at 20:25

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Could you get a cheap compression tester from Harbour Freight, remove the fuel pump fuse and then turn it over with the tester on each cylinder to see if one lost compression?

gettingoldercarguy > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 03/31/2018 at 20:27

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Pretty sure that’s an exhaust leak. I’ve had one beer so I’m usually pretty good at everything right now. One to two beers later and I’m garbage.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 03/31/2018 at 20:39

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Sounds a little ticky to me, but you didn’t have it idling long enough for me to tell.

Chariotoflove > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 03/31/2018 at 21:32

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Can’t help on the noise. I’m just here to lament the inability to put commas in take lines.

#punctuationmatters

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 04/01/2018 at 00:10

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I think the engine in your car is morphing into a steam engine...