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Old Jun 11, 2007 | 11:27 PM
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i have a 97 dodge caravan

my problem with the car is that it CLICKS ALOT!!! like i turn the car on and all i hear is click click click click coming from the engine i think. Than when i move the car it clicks faster and as i ge faster it keeps clicking faster loud!!! please tell me whats the problem!!
 
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Old Jun 12, 2007 | 01:38 AM
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fast click as the engine goes faster sounds like lifters.
u can get some stuff called valve medic it put it on my moms van and it cleans out the crud insude the lifters and makes them pump up faster at hold.
 
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Old Jun 13, 2007 | 11:32 PM
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can u tell me the brand and name and where do u put it
 
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Old Jun 14, 2007 | 01:23 AM
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VALVE MEDIC in the oil
 
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Old Jun 14, 2007 | 01:58 AM
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Do you have a 3.3L engine or 3.0L? If its a 3.3L the rear rocker tower could be broken, To where the ck engine lite don't come on for a misfire.
 
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Old Jun 14, 2007 | 04:04 PM
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i have the 3.0l and no engine light either just very fast rapid click click noise and as u accelerate it gets faster
 
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Old Jun 16, 2007 | 01:31 AM
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Try this before any repair that you may make. This only cost you an oil change and 1 qt of ATF don't matter +3 or +4 could be any type. Add ATF to the engine and drive 10 miles and change oil and filter.
 
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Old Jun 16, 2007 | 02:12 AM
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by this u mean the valve medic right
 
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Old Jun 16, 2007 | 11:16 PM
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Just another thought, my 97 3.0 will do this when it's low on oil. Have you checked your oil level? I have a couple of leaks I haven't gotten around to fixing. Making sure the oil level stays correct keeps the click from happening to me. It could be simply a quart low.
 
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Old Jun 17, 2007 | 04:29 PM
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yes mine has 1 oil leak but i never new it would start to click when its only 1 quart low, does urs click loud as if its a ticking time bomb
 
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