roughrider17
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- Ontario, Canada
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- 2002 Sport Trac
Hey guys, a couple of questions,
First of all, my trac has just over 100,000 miles on it and ive recently started hearing a fairly pronounced noise from the engine bay. At first it was just occasional, when i start or when at higher RPM's however within the past 1000 or so miles its become almost constant. For starters, when the engine is idling there is a faint sound of a rattle every second or so, almost as if a wheel is turning and rattling at a certain point. Once i get going it becomes louder, and its loudest between 2000 and 3000 RPM's. From all of this data, i naturally assume my timing chains are starting to become an issue. I took it to one of my dads friends who is an excellent mechanic and he told me since i only have just over 100,000 i shouldn't be too worried, except considering there is a constant rattle i am quite worried.
Now for the questions; is there anything else that can cause this sort of noise? i tried to pin point it earlier today and id say its coming from the front top of the engine. could it be a fan belt squealing or something else?
Finally, how long should i wait before getting a second opinion, or just going back to my dads friend and asking him to take a better look?
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
First of all, my trac has just over 100,000 miles on it and ive recently started hearing a fairly pronounced noise from the engine bay. At first it was just occasional, when i start or when at higher RPM's however within the past 1000 or so miles its become almost constant. For starters, when the engine is idling there is a faint sound of a rattle every second or so, almost as if a wheel is turning and rattling at a certain point. Once i get going it becomes louder, and its loudest between 2000 and 3000 RPM's. From all of this data, i naturally assume my timing chains are starting to become an issue. I took it to one of my dads friends who is an excellent mechanic and he told me since i only have just over 100,000 i shouldn't be too worried, except considering there is a constant rattle i am quite worried.
Now for the questions; is there anything else that can cause this sort of noise? i tried to pin point it earlier today and id say its coming from the front top of the engine. could it be a fan belt squealing or something else?
Finally, how long should i wait before getting a second opinion, or just going back to my dads friend and asking him to take a better look?
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
