A Bang At Startup Then A Rapid Fluttering Sound In Engine Compartment

[MyExplorerandMe2]

2002 Explorer XLS V6 4.0
Cold startup. Not a real loud bang then fluttering sound. Almost like when you put a baseball card into a bicycle spokes

 

[MyExplorerandMe2]

2002 Explorer XLS V6 4.0
Cold startup. Not a real loud bang then fluttering sound. Almost like when you put a baseball card into a bicycle spokes

2002 Explorer XLS V6 4.0
Cold startup. Not a real loud bang then fluttering sound. Almost like when you put a baseball card into a bicycle spokes

 

[Stynx]

Could the the timing chain guide broke.

 

[MyExplorerandMe2]

Could the the timing chain guide broke.

Thants. I have a Mechanic coming to check. I definitely will have him look at that. I never thought of that. That is a big help. That’s again.

 

[Turdle]

Might have backfired, and, popped hoses off EGR tube to dpfe sensor.

 

[MyExplorerandMe2]

Might have backfired, and, popped hoses off EGR tube to dpfe sensor.

 

[MyExplorerandMe2]

Thanks! I’ll check the hoses

 

[Josh P]

I had a flexplate crack and that was how I'd describe the sound, a card in the spokes of a bike.