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Old April 23rd 04, 08:49 AM
Ken
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Anything I can do about lifter-tick?

What about the loud clacking noise?

Jack Izer wrote:
> Lifters?
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> "Ken" > wrote in message
> om...
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>>I have a 2000 Dodge Neon ES (3-spd automatic) with about 50,000 miles.
>>There are a few issues:
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>>Since about 30,000 miles, it has made a ticking sound when I first start
>>the engine in the morning. It's loudest in the beginning, and will
>>gradually become softer until it's not audible anymore (when the engine
>>warms up to operating tempurature) within 5-10 minutes. The ticking has
>>a frequency of about 2 ticks per second at engine idle speed, and will
>>increase as the engine is revved. The ticking is louder when it's colder
>>(colder weather, or sitting for more hours).
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>>Recently (last 5,000 miles), when I start the car, there is also a LOUD
>>clacking noise that is sporatic and comes in bursts, lasting just one or
>>two seconds each... This clacking noise is pretty scary.
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>>The car hasn't been driven much the past three months, as I have just
>>purchased a new toy (2004 Dodge SRT-4), but the last time I drove it, I
>>experienced occasional "spurts" from the engine. For example, I'm
>>accelerating at a slow and steady pace, and for a split second, I feel
>>the engine "tugging" the car forward, kind of like an engine with a
>>rough idle.
>>
>>Any ideas? I'm pretty ignorant to diagnosing problems and am new to any
>>type of repair work. Through the life of the car, I've down regular
>>oil/filter changes myself, and have taken the car to the dealer for a
>>30k tune-up, but that's all... The recent problems have really got me
>>wondering... I'm thinking about new plugs/wires and flushing the cooling
>>system... The ticking noise may be normal? but the loud clacking noise
>>can not be good....

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