I mainly just mention this just so I get that little arrow on your thread. (to follow). My old girl has 279K. Over heated it a bit last week and blew the lower rad hose trailering a ton of cinder-bloks almost straight up a wall. Dealt with that and gave her her February oil change. (a bit late)

Unsettling that now I hear maybe three "raps", in a tad less than a second on start-up. (the new Napa Gold/Wix went in after that hot day).

I might just buy another new filter on the chance I got one with a faulty anti-drain back valve. You are due for a change at 500 miles IIRC.

I didn't see oil pressure mentioned in your thread.

 

she got one at 250 with another bottle of lucas zinc additive and another at 500

pressures normal on the gauge, she hits around sixty cold start after alot of driving at idle she'll drop to 15ish. 13-75 is spec

 

We always like U-Tube vids of the noises people have. Do please raise the hood. Believe it or not, some don't! Here is my "normal" knock, not a rod I suppose. >

 

oh my, thats a knock... mine does not sound like that haha more of a tick in comparison. i have a video depicting it but no hood up, just in the lot at my school from the drivers seat. i can make a better one

 

heres the one i have now, ill make a better when i have a chance... pre-spring break tests this week got a a tad busy

 

Well, that morning I had just shut her down baking hot in 35*, then came out and recorded that after sitting 1/2 hr. In any case, normally it's not so pronounced. Same sound, easily mistaken for a rod, for over 10 years. Some Day, I want to take a shot at checking my crank end play at the crank pulley.

Want to swap Jeeps? I'll take your noise over mine!

I don't see where it says someone checked that the torque plate to torque converter bolts are tight. (always check those with a knock)

 

right but you didnt just spend 2gs plus install on putting a new one in yours haha.

well see thing about that is that is the whole miles<500 in the op. unless they have wiggles loose since having the entire motor out, which given the wicked vibes the new mounts threw out in the beginning i feel could have happened, they were snugged back on then. and wouldnt that keep making the noise instead of only doing it on a "cold" start? i guess the heat could expand the plate and snug it.

 

still fighting this rough idle on start-up. pulled the tb off today to clean it and found that my intake manifold REEKS of gas, the bottom of the butterfly was damp as is the inside of the mani... well thats not good. time to read