drummerzrok24
Registered User
Ok, for starters I have a 92 SC w/ 82500kms, auto trans, no engine mods.
On my way to school yesterday, I noticed a little squeaking noise coming from the engine. At first I though it was a belt or the fan squeaking. So I shut off the heat ( It was cold outside) and the squeaking still persisted. About 30 seconds later a knocking noise was coming from the engine. It started off quiet and just got louder and louder. It was knocking with the revs. (faster revs, faster knocking). I pulled over, got my buddy to follow me to school at like 10km/h. Parked the car in the parking lot and went to class. 2nd Period, I brought the car into the auto shop to figure out what could be wrong. We took all the belts off and the knocking still persisted. Put the belts pack on and then checked where to sound could be coming from. I'm thinking it's a lifter or something in that area. So I shut the car off, and waited about 45 mins before starting it up again. This time, I heard squeaking coming from the engine. For me, a sign of squeaking is an engine seizing. So I shut it off and called it a day, left the car at school. I got home talked to my uncle (still his car for a few days) He said he would have a tow truck come and pick it up and get it fixed.
Today..... I had to move the car out of the shop for a few minutes. When I started it up, squeaking again, but hardly knocking. Backed it out slowly of the garage and parked it outside. Just as I was shutting it off......no more squeaking, like it was gone. And I could hardly notice a small knocking sound going with the rpm's. I find the completely odd. I did do a search, but nothing i found had the same problem as I did. I did notice that alot of people replaced the lifters when the knocking problem occured, but I have a much more complicated problem.
So what could it be and what can I do to fix this, or should I just bring it to a mechanic for him to fix. I know my uncle wants to get it fixed, so I can drive it, but I just want to have a general ideal of what could be wrong.
Thanks alot...
Jean
On my way to school yesterday, I noticed a little squeaking noise coming from the engine. At first I though it was a belt or the fan squeaking. So I shut off the heat ( It was cold outside) and the squeaking still persisted. About 30 seconds later a knocking noise was coming from the engine. It started off quiet and just got louder and louder. It was knocking with the revs. (faster revs, faster knocking). I pulled over, got my buddy to follow me to school at like 10km/h. Parked the car in the parking lot and went to class. 2nd Period, I brought the car into the auto shop to figure out what could be wrong. We took all the belts off and the knocking still persisted. Put the belts pack on and then checked where to sound could be coming from. I'm thinking it's a lifter or something in that area. So I shut the car off, and waited about 45 mins before starting it up again. This time, I heard squeaking coming from the engine. For me, a sign of squeaking is an engine seizing. So I shut it off and called it a day, left the car at school. I got home talked to my uncle (still his car for a few days) He said he would have a tow truck come and pick it up and get it fixed.
Today..... I had to move the car out of the shop for a few minutes. When I started it up, squeaking again, but hardly knocking. Backed it out slowly of the garage and parked it outside. Just as I was shutting it off......no more squeaking, like it was gone. And I could hardly notice a small knocking sound going with the rpm's. I find the completely odd. I did do a search, but nothing i found had the same problem as I did. I did notice that alot of people replaced the lifters when the knocking problem occured, but I have a much more complicated problem.
So what could it be and what can I do to fix this, or should I just bring it to a mechanic for him to fix. I know my uncle wants to get it fixed, so I can drive it, but I just want to have a general ideal of what could be wrong.
Thanks alot...
Jean