1999 caravan engine rattle ... cant find it
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you have to remove the bracket on the rear of the cover but you still will not be able to see if the flex plate is cracked. It cracks around where it is bolted on so the transmission needs to be removed to verify if it is broken.
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Are you 100% certain of this. I have read other things about same issues and it says to remove the cover plate to inspect and check if bolts are tight.. I just want to make sure because if the trans needs to be removed I am going to give up fixing it for myself.. cheers...
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Chech camshaft wobble
I had the same problem for a while. Mine also stalled occasionally. Eventually it just died and wouldn't restart. I had it towed to a dealer to run diagnostics and found out that my camshaft had broken. They told me that the rattling I was hearing was due to slop in the camshaft bearings which transferred to the lifters, therefore it made it seeem the sound was coming from evverywhere, top to bottom. Mine was a 3.3 liter V-6 Flex fuel.
hello, 3.0 litre V6.. distinct rattle mostly at idle. However not always present. The best I can tell it is lower but I dont think it is in the crank anywhere. it almost sounds external. but very difficult to pin point. also rattling can change without reving the engine. very strange and very loud. could it be from crank pulley? or perhaps the other end and something in the flywheel area?
Thanks in advance.
Also tried to inspect flywheel ... removed starter but unsure how to remove the plate covering the flywheel. any help with that would be appreciated as well.
Thanks in advance.
Also tried to inspect flywheel ... removed starter but unsure how to remove the plate covering the flywheel. any help with that would be appreciated as well.
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Check camshaft wobble
I had the same problem for a while. Mine also stalled occasionally. Eventually it just died and wouldn't restart. I had it towed to a dealer to run diagnostics and found out that my camshaft had broken. They told me that the rattling I was hearing was due to slop in the camshaft bearings which transferred to the lifters, therefore it made it seeem the sound was coming from evverywhere, top to bottom. Mine was a 3.3 liter V-6 Flex fuel.
hello, 3.0 litre V6.. distinct rattle mostly at idle. However not always present. The best I can tell it is lower but I dont think it is in the crank anywhere. it almost sounds external. but very difficult to pin point. also rattling can change without reving the engine. very strange and very loud. could it be from crank pulley? or perhaps the other end and something in the flywheel area?
Thanks in advance.
Also tried to inspect flywheel ... removed starter but unsure how to remove the plate covering the flywheel. any help with that would be appreciated as well.
Thanks in advance.
Also tried to inspect flywheel ... removed starter but unsure how to remove the plate covering the flywheel. any help with that would be appreciated as well.