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05-07-2011, 05:08 PM
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Need help! I have a knocking sound!!!!!!!
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05-07-2011, 06:25 PM
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Re: Need help! I have a knocking sound!!!!!!!
Sounds just like mine that had a spun rod bearing right before it blew up.
 Sorry, don't mean to scare you.
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05-07-2011, 06:45 PM
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Re: Need help! I have a knocking sound!!!!!!!
Sounds like mine like almost all the time. Normally I just add oil and it stops.
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1992 Pearl White LS-L "Ruslana" #4946 - 180k on body, 95k on engine. Mods: ECU bead crush, 15 min mod, 20 min mod, drilled/slotted rotors & Axxis ceramic brakes, SS lines, 17" Evoke F1 wheels, XS-HF137 Sony Xplod speakers, 6000k HID's (lows & fogs), resistor mod, 1½" Sleek Spoiler mod, custom exhaust by svxfiles, '02 WRX aluminum racing radiator by svxfiles, Summit Racing 400# x 300# springs w/ Koni's by svxfiles, ClassGlass fiberglass hood /w scoop, Nevin's rear sway bar, '97 grille, phenolic spacers, custom LED interior lighting, custom paint. †"War doesn't determine who is right, only who is left"† Work to be done: Tinted windows, clear/LED tail lights, tailbar mod, "Power Mode" mod, Supertone horns, clear corners & headlight lenses, 2 pc splitters or custom bumper, Alcyone side skirts, TruSpeed Stage III SVX Intake, Hydra, 4.44 tranny swap, JDM auto folding side mirrors, engine rebuild, super charger, STi seats, bone leather interior /w SVX emblem, dash overhaul, SVX decals, paint (stock color). Total cost?: 22k  At least it's going down..
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05-07-2011, 06:49 PM
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Re: Need help! I have a knocking sound!!!!!!!
Make sure your power steering pump is full of fluid. If you have a leak and it is dry it can make an extremely similar noise.
Hopefully it is not a bearing... good luck.
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05-07-2011, 07:30 PM
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Re: Need help! I have a knocking sound!!!!!!!
You think its the PS pump?! I figured it would be a heat shield or perhaps and bent rod....
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05-16-2011, 06:20 AM
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Re: Need help! I have a knocking sound!!!!!!!
Kieth,
Yes it is quieter. My buddy mike (audi guy) says it sounds like a lifter as well. If only I knew wtf that was exactly!! lol  (though now that my dad heard it, he doesn't think it is a lifter at all. Though it is an engine noise... hope i can get it resolved soon) Last edited by XxMattrimxX; 05-16-2011 at 06:36 AM.
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11-17-2018, 03:13 PM
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Re: Need help! I have a knocking sound!!!!!!!
You ever figure out what your noise was?
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05-07-2011, 07:32 PM
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Re: Need help! I have a knocking sound!!!!!!!
Oh and the PS res is full. Im no fool. I keep all fluids at peak and check them regularly.
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05-08-2011, 06:07 AM
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Re: Need help! I have a knocking sound!!!!!!!
What octane fuel are you running and when was your last oil change? What weight/brand oil. As of now I see Seafoam in your future
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"The things you own end up owning you. It's only after you lose everything that you're free to do anything." 92 Pearl White Ls-l (138k) Euro Headlights & Blinkers, 97 Grill, Euro Tail Lights, SS Brake Lines, Stebro Exhaust, Slotted Rotors, Classic Registration 96 Legacy Outback (206k) 5-speed 2.2 Lightweight Crank Pulley, Group N Trans & Motor Mounts SOLD Wanted: Steering Wheel
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05-08-2011, 06:12 AM
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Re: Need help! I have a knocking sound!!!!!!!
Kinda scaring me a bit lol!
My last oil change was <1500 miles ago with a 5w30... quaker state? ...high milage half synth (to see if it smoked at start up still, otherwise its full synth) and I uses 91 premuim at QuickTrip only! What is Seafoam? Is it expensive? (edit: looked up seafoam video http://video.  .com/videoplay?docid=6187290865726229173# and I gotta say aside from the smoking it looks pretty solid)
Last edited by XxMattrimxX; 05-08-2011 at 06:22 AM.
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05-08-2011, 07:43 AM
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Re: Need help! I have a knocking sound!!!!!!!
5w30 is probably your problem. Should look in a recent oil weight thread wherethe best suggestions for oil in our car were made.
Also, I used seafoam in my car and nevr listened for the knocking or if it went away after that. It may have.
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1992 Pearl White LS-L "Ruslana" #4946 - 180k on body, 95k on engine. Mods: ECU bead crush, 15 min mod, 20 min mod, drilled/slotted rotors & Axxis ceramic brakes, SS lines, 17" Evoke F1 wheels, XS-HF137 Sony Xplod speakers, 6000k HID's (lows & fogs), resistor mod, 1½" Sleek Spoiler mod, custom exhaust by svxfiles, '02 WRX aluminum racing radiator by svxfiles, Summit Racing 400# x 300# springs w/ Koni's by svxfiles, ClassGlass fiberglass hood /w scoop, Nevin's rear sway bar, '97 grille, phenolic spacers, custom LED interior lighting, custom paint. †"War doesn't determine who is right, only who is left"† Work to be done: Tinted windows, clear/LED tail lights, tailbar mod, "Power Mode" mod, Supertone horns, clear corners & headlight lenses, 2 pc splitters or custom bumper, Alcyone side skirts, TruSpeed Stage III SVX Intake, Hydra, 4.44 tranny swap, JDM auto folding side mirrors, engine rebuild, super charger, STi seats, bone leather interior /w SVX emblem, dash overhaul, SVX decals, paint (stock color). Total cost?: 22k At least it's going down..
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05-08-2011, 08:02 AM
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Re: Need help! I have a knocking sound!!!!!!!
Hey I know the weight differences and what they are good for, but i changed the oil twice in less than a month because i did the first one and then had to replace the valve cover seals along with oil again. It was still cold cold when I put the oil in, and it got to -11 in MO this winter. with a **** ton of snow too lol. pic as proof:
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05-14-2011, 11:01 AM
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Re: Need help! I have a knocking sound!!!!!!!
No change between gears or directions. Only when warmed up does it stop.
LetitSnow - What was wrong with the engine you recently pulled? Im looking for that sort of speculation here.
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05-14-2011, 01:02 PM
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Re: Need help! I have a knocking sound!!!!!!!
Sounds like mine does right now, except louder. When you start it from cold (overnight type thing) does it make a horrendous racket for a half second or so? If you have the tools and know-how, drain the oil and look at it. If it's a silvery metallic colour then you're definitely in the same boat as me, which is that you've lost a bearing in one of your connecting rods. The simple fix is a new engine.
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05-14-2011, 01:53 PM
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Re: Need help! I have a knocking sound!!!!!!!
I didn't crack the engine open to see what was the problem, partly because of time, but mostly because it sounded a lot like what I've come to know as rod knock.
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