ludevick
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Hey all,
This is my first post, apart from the newbie introduction, so if this is not the right place for this type of thread excuse me.
To make a long story short i started hearing a rapid ticking coming from the front of my 06 H3, that got louder under load, and thought it may be the classic exhaust manifold problem. I took it to my buddy at the local muffler shop and we got it up on the lift and, after some poking around with a stethoscope, noticed it sounded to be coming more from within the engine. Water pump? Possibly some sort of timing issue? Loose timing belt or incorrect oil pressure? Anyway I scheduled an appointment for friday with a local shop that comes highly recommended. Was wondering if anyone has heard of something similar on the i5. It only has 80k on the clock and its a later vin so i'm hoping its not the head. I already replaced the serpentine belt, idler pulley and tensioner.
Any advice would be appreciated!
This is my first post, apart from the newbie introduction, so if this is not the right place for this type of thread excuse me.
To make a long story short i started hearing a rapid ticking coming from the front of my 06 H3, that got louder under load, and thought it may be the classic exhaust manifold problem. I took it to my buddy at the local muffler shop and we got it up on the lift and, after some poking around with a stethoscope, noticed it sounded to be coming more from within the engine. Water pump? Possibly some sort of timing issue? Loose timing belt or incorrect oil pressure? Anyway I scheduled an appointment for friday with a local shop that comes highly recommended. Was wondering if anyone has heard of something similar on the i5. It only has 80k on the clock and its a later vin so i'm hoping its not the head. I already replaced the serpentine belt, idler pulley and tensioner.
Any advice would be appreciated!