Any Windstar owners out there?

[I8ACHEVY]

Hey all,

Bought a 2003 Windstar a few months ago and I noticed right off the bat that while running and even when shut off and sitting (after it has been running) that there is a knocking sound coming from the front end. Every 10-15 seconds or so it seems like, it sounds like someone is rapping something under the hood.
I was walking in a parking lot the other day and heard a similar sound, and low and behold, there was a Windstar 2 cars down.

Anyone know anything about this?

Thanks
Aris

 

[rfuree11]

Was it a loud clicking? It may have been the AC compressor clicking on and off (i'm not sure how it works on the windstar)

edit: he said after it was turned off as well...disregard my post and look at spindle's

 

[spindlecone]

Most likely your cats cooling down

 

[davidmmm69]

windstar owner here and never heard of such a problem

 

[I8ACHEVY]

Most likely your cats cooling down

That's exactly what it sounds like is something cooling down. But it gets your attention!

 

[I8ACHEVY]

Was it a loud clicking? It may have been the AC compressor clicking on and off (i'm not sure how it works on the windstar)

edit: he said after it was turned off as well...disregard my post and look at spindle's

The spindles? Why so?

 

[spindlecone]

The spindles? Why so?

Could also be your front spindles cooling down, better ck um

 

[I8ACHEVY]

Are the spindles a known issue? What would cause them to get that way?

 

[snocross1985]

Their messing with you, man. When rfuree11 said to look at spindle's he meant for you to look at spindlecone's post.

 

[spindlecone]

Their messing with you, man. When rfuree11 said to look at spindle's he meant for you to look at spindlecone's post.

J/K dood, am the village idiot, your spindles are fine, not to worry, your cats are just cooling down, is normal

 

[I8ACHEVY]

aww man...I'd like to say that I know a little bit about maintenance and mechanics and I totally missed it on this one...woosh...over my head on the joking! I would have thought if there was an issue they would have fallen off the van by now!

Girlfriend just left with the van and about 2 minutes after starting the van, I heard it. It sounds like something cooling down, but cats or exhaust warming up within a couple minutes of running? I don't know.