Most Chrylers Ive been around have always had a knock on cold mornings, the car warms up, knocking goes away.

 

its not just a cold engine knock... you can hear it from inside the house with the car in the driveway... its truly embaressing driving a car like mine when it sounds like the engine is about to blow up.

 

Could be a lifter as pat said. Hows your alternator? Ive discovered a bad alternator makes alot of noise and if your running alot of audio systems theres a good chance your killing it. Check your lifter and also hows your oil, if you have too much or not enough its gonna make the thing sound and run like *** too.

 

how do i check the lifter?? also it might be my alternator, it had a system in it before i bought it... the wires were there, and i also have one now... how do i check that and do you know if its covered under the powertrain?

 

Alternator should be under warrenty because its part of regular maintenance, if youve had systems in that thing for the life of the car I say your alternator might be overdue but I dont think thats the cause of your noise.

Some things to check like possibly thick/dirty oil might not be getting to your lifters and that could cause the knocking. Might even be a rocker arm, or even possibly a **** oil pump not giving you any pressure. Plugged oil port, so on and so fourth.

All this should be covered under your warrenty.

 

i didnt think so either, but good to know its under warrenty....