Bizarre engine noise, only when warm....
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Bizarre engine noise, only when warm....
I have owned several Dodge diesels since 1997 and just recently bought my first gas dodge p/u for work. I've been on TDR over 10 years.
I bought a 1997 Dodge 2500 s/box 2wd with a 5.9 gas engine as a work truck. Its from Michigan and has a "bit" of rust on it..I'm guessing it all stopped rusting once it got to az..
Anyhow, the truck runs strong, smooth etc but once its gets warm, the engine has a "ticking/kinda sounds like exhaust leak" noise coming from it...Once underway, it goes away, or I cant hear it anymore ..
When its cold, no noise at all,purrs like a kitten, once warm ticking almost like a rocker arm, but not quite as consistent as a rocker arm at that, but mimics a exhaust leak. I have probed around with a stethoscope but no luck...
It appears to be coming from the front of the motor, almost like the timing chain area.
Hopefully someone else has had this problem and knows a fix..Thanks for any help in advance.
Ed
I bought a 1997 Dodge 2500 s/box 2wd with a 5.9 gas engine as a work truck. Its from Michigan and has a "bit" of rust on it..I'm guessing it all stopped rusting once it got to az..
Anyhow, the truck runs strong, smooth etc but once its gets warm, the engine has a "ticking/kinda sounds like exhaust leak" noise coming from it...Once underway, it goes away, or I cant hear it anymore ..
When its cold, no noise at all,purrs like a kitten, once warm ticking almost like a rocker arm, but not quite as consistent as a rocker arm at that, but mimics a exhaust leak. I have probed around with a stethoscope but no luck...
It appears to be coming from the front of the motor, almost like the timing chain area.
Hopefully someone else has had this problem and knows a fix..Thanks for any help in advance.
Ed
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