SL.
NO
1
NOISE
Dull knock or heavy
thud
PROBABLE
SOURCE
Loose main
bearings
MIKE
POSITION
Lower block near
bearings
Excessive end
ply on main
bearings
Loose piston
pins.
HOW TO CHECK
Louder on sudden acceleration or
when climbing hill.
Sharp, metallic
double- knock. (if all
are loose, a rattling
metallic sound)
Broken ring.
Light, pounding,
some times a clatter
or series of raps
Loose connecting
rod bearing
Light knock.
Bend connecting
rod
7.
piston slap
Sharp clatter or
knock, at idle, growl
at 40 to 50 kmph
Loose or worn
timing gears.
Rumble or scraping
noise
Loose timing
chain
10
Clicking sound
similar to tappet
noise.
Snapping sound
(Engine overhauled)
New rings
striking ridge in
Side of block
adjacent to top and
11
12
worn cylinder, or
head gasket in
rebored cylinder
Worn or loose
harmonic
balancer
bottom center of
piston stroke
Front of block
near balancer
Bad generator
bearings
Generator housing
near bearing
13
Irregular knock at
idle
14
Rattling sound
15
Flywheel housing