Always made a bit of the tick & clackity... started getting more and more noisy a couple of months ago. Can really hear it when driving near walls & cars with windows down.
Digital camera in video mode did not pick up as much click/clack as you can hear in person, but...
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'04, 8K miles, 2 oil/filter changes already (Mobil 1 at 5500 miles), always warmed up carefully, never hit the rev limiter (maybe 6100 RPM a dozen times since new)
Makes same amount of noise on both sides of the car and can hear from both sides at once with the hood up.
Is this normal, or do we have ourselves a warranty repair coming up soon?
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Needed to add this:
The engine is fully warmed and had been just driven, so this is not a cold engine noise.
Noise speeds up with RPMs.
Oil level is fine.
Digital camera in video mode did not pick up as much click/clack as you can hear in person, but...
click for the sound
'04, 8K miles, 2 oil/filter changes already (Mobil 1 at 5500 miles), always warmed up carefully, never hit the rev limiter (maybe 6100 RPM a dozen times since new)
Makes same amount of noise on both sides of the car and can hear from both sides at once with the hood up.
Is this normal, or do we have ourselves a warranty repair coming up soon?
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Needed to add this:
The engine is fully warmed and had been just driven, so this is not a cold engine noise.
Noise speeds up with RPMs.
Oil level is fine.