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Old 02-04-2012, 12:05 AM   #49
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Originally Posted by AZFire316 View Post
weird question, but if you have an auto tranny, have you checked your converter bolts, or flex plate for cracking? it can also have a bottom end engine knocking sound as well. Also to me it doesnt sound like bearing failure to me, not quite loud enough and also rod knock does NOT get quieter when you rev the motor, it gets louder.

Not sure how i'd go about checking that other than tearing the motor out? Its certainly is an odd noise tho, when i hold it in gear and accelerateing lightly, but not soft, throughout the rpm range i can hear a strange clattering noise that comes and goes depending on the load.
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