drothgeb
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- 97 XLT 4.0 SOHC 4x4
So I had been having some noise (clattering) above 2500 RPM for the past year and a half or so and had thought I'd narrowed it down to the timing chains. I was planning on replacing the guide assembly this spring/summer. This past weekend I did a list list of to do items (sway bar bushings, changed the oil/filter, lubed the slip yoke, lowered it 2 inches, switched to Silverstar Ultra headlights, polished the headlight housing, seafoamed the fuel system to hopefully clean the injectors, and changed the fuel filter).
All of a sudden the clattering noise is gone! The noise had never gone away before after oil changes and I wasn't expecting it to disappear.
Would the fuel filter have been making this noise? I've been running Mobil 1 full syn for the past 15,000 miles and seafoamed the crank a couple times ago too. The past 2 times the oil has been really black ( I guess cleaning it out really good) could the crud making the noise have fallen out? I'm at a loss here...
Thanks in advance
All of a sudden the clattering noise is gone! The noise had never gone away before after oil changes and I wasn't expecting it to disappear.
Would the fuel filter have been making this noise? I've been running Mobil 1 full syn for the past 15,000 miles and seafoamed the crank a couple times ago too. The past 2 times the oil has been really black ( I guess cleaning it out really good) could the crud making the noise have fallen out? I'm at a loss here...
Thanks in advance