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OldGrayII
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What it is, is a muted Tick-Tick-Tick at about 800-850 rpm ONLY after warm-up and can BEST be heard from the driver side, UNDER the car, NOT under the hood!! If you rev the motor its GONE, put it in drive (650rpm) its gone, ONLT at a steady 800ish idle can it be heard.
O.K., I figured when I bought the car that it was exhaust related as the previous owner put a full 3" ATR Stainless exhaust with high flow cat & 3" Houston downpipe and didn't band clamp the connections, I exhaust wrapped and band clamped ALL the connections, welded the driver side crack, and its STILL there - An after the motors warm Tick-tick-tick I have GOOD oil pressure (22 PSI HOT Idle) and its a pretty tight 60,000mi original motor, the previous owner had Cotton install NEW valve spings, and Cotton also did the rear main seal. I did the stephescope and its NOT valve train related- IT IS from the very back, bottom end- Almost torque converter area, and YES, I checked and tightned ALL 3 torque converter bolts!!
Now....Ideas......
O.K., I figured when I bought the car that it was exhaust related as the previous owner put a full 3" ATR Stainless exhaust with high flow cat & 3" Houston downpipe and didn't band clamp the connections, I exhaust wrapped and band clamped ALL the connections, welded the driver side crack, and its STILL there - An after the motors warm Tick-tick-tick I have GOOD oil pressure (22 PSI HOT Idle) and its a pretty tight 60,000mi original motor, the previous owner had Cotton install NEW valve spings, and Cotton also did the rear main seal. I did the stephescope and its NOT valve train related- IT IS from the very back, bottom end- Almost torque converter area, and YES, I checked and tightned ALL 3 torque converter bolts!!
Now....Ideas......