Ciao from Italy! My SRX has recently been making a ratcheting noise during hard acceleration. I don't generally get on the accelerator very hard, so it's not really a problem. But I'm going to be selling the car soon to move back to the States and I don't want to leave the new owner with any known problems. I would greatly appreciate help and advice!
Unfortunately, small town Italy is not a good place to have this problem looked at. But from researching on this forum, it seems that the noise is probably caused by a worn transfer case chain. A couple of questions:
1. Does this seem to be the correct diagnosis?
2. If I ordered the necessary parts from the States, what exactly do you suggest I order? Just the chain itself?
Because of the amount of time it takes to get things shipped, I'd want to have the most likely parts on hand, before the TC was even opened. So I would appreciate a list of what might be required.
Final question:
Any idea if any European cars use the same transfer case? Perhaps parts and service would be readily available there.
Thanks in advance for any help you can provide!
Unfortunately, small town Italy is not a good place to have this problem looked at. But from researching on this forum, it seems that the noise is probably caused by a worn transfer case chain. A couple of questions:
1. Does this seem to be the correct diagnosis?
2. If I ordered the necessary parts from the States, what exactly do you suggest I order? Just the chain itself?
Because of the amount of time it takes to get things shipped, I'd want to have the most likely parts on hand, before the TC was even opened. So I would appreciate a list of what might be required.
Final question:
Any idea if any European cars use the same transfer case? Perhaps parts and service would be readily available there.
Thanks in advance for any help you can provide!