I’ve got an 88 Fox, 60k miles MAF converted. Semi-recently did lower intake gaskets, but in general I just let the car be how it is. I’ve noticed recently I get a dull, not necessarily thud but loud enough I can hear it at idle metallic-ish noise that I simply cannot track down. It’s got the regular tick you can hear with very close proximity, but this is not that. I’ve also got a sporadic shake at idle, but I’m fairly certain it’s an unrelated IAC issue as the car won’t die once the IAC has been unplugged. I can’t hear the noise anymore once the car goes above idle. There’s a video attached, I’m apprehensive to call it a rod knock simply because I’ve got no loss of power, am at relatively low miles, and it just doesn’t seem intense enough to be what I’ve observed in other vehicles. I’m not going to act as if I baby the car because I don’t, but I certainly don’t have a history of misshifts or redlining it. Previously it was ran a quart-ish low on oil, from what I’ve been told, but that was over a year ago. Done more than a few oil changes on it since and haven’t seen any glitter.
It’s got typical leaks and creaks but nothing (other than this) out of the ordinary. I’ve not put a gauge on for oil pressure, but the wildly inaccurate one in the cabin hasn’t given me much reason to do so outside the needle jiggling every now and again.
It’s got typical leaks and creaks but nothing (other than this) out of the ordinary. I’ve not put a gauge on for oil pressure, but the wildly inaccurate one in the cabin hasn’t given me much reason to do so outside the needle jiggling every now and again.