rtk11
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- 2002 Explorer Eddie Bauer
I think I know the answer... but holding out hope that maybe the noise may be something else.
My 2002 EB 4x4 has 250K miles on the 4.6. Around 2000 rpm in neutral, I can almost always replicate a metallic rattle. When under load, I can hear at this rattle. (Under moderate to hard acceleration or if driving up a hill). I just changed the oil and filled all the way up to the upper hole on the dip stick (about 6.5 quarts) and that seems to have quieted down the noise, but it’s still there.
What does everything think? Any chance it’s a lash adjuster? Or is it rod knock (which is what I’m fearing.)
My 2002 EB 4x4 has 250K miles on the 4.6. Around 2000 rpm in neutral, I can almost always replicate a metallic rattle. When under load, I can hear at this rattle. (Under moderate to hard acceleration or if driving up a hill). I just changed the oil and filled all the way up to the upper hole on the dip stick (about 6.5 quarts) and that seems to have quieted down the noise, but it’s still there.
What does everything think? Any chance it’s a lash adjuster? Or is it rod knock (which is what I’m fearing.)