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Old 12-25-2009, 02:09 PM
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Default 99 procharged cobra low knock when cold

ok sorry guys but new to 4.6 is it norm for the motors to rattle and knock ewhen cold its 20 degrees here and when u first start car small tick from front of motor and low knock from back at bell housing as soon as car warm ups all goes away and motor sounds great just do not know if this is norm my wife drive subaru wrx sti and i know these allum motors are not same as cast motor so any help i thank u n advance
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Old 12-26-2009, 01:32 AM
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not sure how to post video on here so heres link to youtube and it only does this when its really cold outside video really sounds worst than in personhttp://www.youtube.com/user/robertbarnes181#p/a/u/0/cto5O2RGkVQ i hope that works
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Old 12-26-2009, 01:34 AM
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cto5O2RGkVQ
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Old 12-26-2009, 02:14 AM
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didnt listen to the video, but knocking when cold is not normal, it could be a tick, but a true knock (due to rotating ***. / bearing) would not get better.
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Old 12-26-2009, 02:21 AM
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might add to goes away when reved only does it at idle
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Old 12-26-2009, 05:59 PM
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Old 12-26-2009, 07:30 PM
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ok this is after car run for 5 min temp is half way to norm u can see big improvment makes no since to me http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXUmDoEjNSM
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Old 12-27-2009, 07:11 AM
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...almost sounds like the head tick that have happened in some 03/04 Cobra's...
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Well it's definitely not normal, lol... And it sounds like a bottom end knock... Not a head tick
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any ideas y it goes away after warmed up it kinda has me stumped
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