Hey everyone,
It's late, but I couldn't wait until morning to ask. This is an 03' w/approx 95K miles and a leaking front seal (slow, but present... no puddles). After approximately 30mi of driving I noticed a knock/tick at idle in a parking lot. I checked my oil and I was about 1.5qt low (I use Mobile1 10w40). I returned to the truck several hours later with a few new quarts, topped off, and didn't hear the knock/tick anymore.
About 20 miles later I come to a stop and notice the knock is back. It's pretty slow at a dead idle, speeds up when given gas, and then is gone completely at about 1.5K+ RPM. At first I thought it sounded low to the driver-side, but then when I popped the hood I felt it could be high on the passanger-side near the intake manifold.
I haven't gotten my hands on an oil pressure gauge yet and I've got a ton of highway driving that needs to get done tomorrow. Obviously I don't want to get out on the highway with this thing if I'm in danger of doing damage.
Anyone have this happen to them? I'd like to try out some basic stuff to see if there are simple fixes before I scrap my entire day... I really hope this isn't a spun bearing.
Best regards,
Dave
It's late, but I couldn't wait until morning to ask. This is an 03' w/approx 95K miles and a leaking front seal (slow, but present... no puddles). After approximately 30mi of driving I noticed a knock/tick at idle in a parking lot. I checked my oil and I was about 1.5qt low (I use Mobile1 10w40). I returned to the truck several hours later with a few new quarts, topped off, and didn't hear the knock/tick anymore.
About 20 miles later I come to a stop and notice the knock is back. It's pretty slow at a dead idle, speeds up when given gas, and then is gone completely at about 1.5K+ RPM. At first I thought it sounded low to the driver-side, but then when I popped the hood I felt it could be high on the passanger-side near the intake manifold.
I haven't gotten my hands on an oil pressure gauge yet and I've got a ton of highway driving that needs to get done tomorrow. Obviously I don't want to get out on the highway with this thing if I'm in danger of doing damage.
Anyone have this happen to them? I'd like to try out some basic stuff to see if there are simple fixes before I scrap my entire day... I really hope this isn't a spun bearing.
Best regards,
Dave