Typical noise pattern | Possible cause |
Clicks reminiscent of the click of a ballpoint pen cap | 1. Loose spark plug |
2. Loosely screwed engine components (air conditioning compressor, alternator, power steering pump, etc.) | |
3. Dangling rocker arm | |
4. Worn rocker arm pivot | |
5. Fuel pump (broken return spring in mechanical fuel pump) | |
6. Worn camshaft | |
7. Leak in the exhaust system | |
8. Clap (detonation) | |
metallic clang | 1. Worn piston pin |
2. Broken piston | |
3. Excessive valve clearance | |
4. Knock of the camshaft drive chain on the cover | |
A knock that sounds like knocking on a door | 1. Bearing (And) connecting rod bottom head |
2. Indigenous (s) bearing (And) | |
3. Persistent (e) bearing (And) | |
4. Loose Torque Converter | |
5. Cracked Drive Disc | |
Sound like a baby rattle | 1. Thermal damper |
2. Broken vibration damper | |
3. Loosely screwed engine components | |
4. Loose accessory drive belt or belt tensioner | |
A clattering sound, reminiscent of the clatter of marble balls against each other | 1. Bearings of the lower head of the connecting rod2. piston pin |
3. Loose camshaft drive chain | |
Howling sound of an electric motor | 1. Alternator bearing |
2. Drive belt | |
3. Power steering | |
4. Belt noise (accessory drive or camshaft drive) | |
A thud like the sound of a door being closed | 1. Engine mount |
2. Drive axle universal joint or constant velocity joint |