I've always heard a little rhythmic tick in my L37 since I got it at 68K miles below book value then. It just turned 100000, and a friend noticed it was knocking.
This is after a long roadtrip with plenty of WOT. I thought it was because I parked at an incline. But then I started looking for the sound and it's always there. Not very loud, but noticeable if you look for it. I do hear it more on the passenger side. So the sound is more noticeable now than it was back then.
So I had another friend, who's been a backyard mechanic for fun, listen to it. He said it sounded like a lifter... then asked me to rev it, and I got it up to about 4000 and back down.... he said the sound did not go away and therefore it is more of a knock, and less likely to be a lifter.
I have 6K miles left on my extended warranty. I'm thinking of taking her to Pep Boys (pretty honest in my experience), because they diagnose the problem for free. If they say it's a problem, I'll file a claim w the warranty company. I'd try to get one of the rebuilt Northstars in it, the ones that have been Timeserted and include a 3 yr warranty with no mileage limitation (around $3k).
The alternative of course, is ignoring it since it runs fine, but if it threw a rod after the warranty expired... I'd be out of luck.
Another question is... I've done the last 2 oil changes and didn't really keep track of the miles or receipts very well. Will this be an issue?
Thoughts welcome, please. :canttalk:
This is after a long roadtrip with plenty of WOT. I thought it was because I parked at an incline. But then I started looking for the sound and it's always there. Not very loud, but noticeable if you look for it. I do hear it more on the passenger side. So the sound is more noticeable now than it was back then.
So I had another friend, who's been a backyard mechanic for fun, listen to it. He said it sounded like a lifter... then asked me to rev it, and I got it up to about 4000 and back down.... he said the sound did not go away and therefore it is more of a knock, and less likely to be a lifter.
I have 6K miles left on my extended warranty. I'm thinking of taking her to Pep Boys (pretty honest in my experience), because they diagnose the problem for free. If they say it's a problem, I'll file a claim w the warranty company. I'd try to get one of the rebuilt Northstars in it, the ones that have been Timeserted and include a 3 yr warranty with no mileage limitation (around $3k).
The alternative of course, is ignoring it since it runs fine, but if it threw a rod after the warranty expired... I'd be out of luck.
Another question is... I've done the last 2 oil changes and didn't really keep track of the miles or receipts very well. Will this be an issue?
Thoughts welcome, please. :canttalk: