‘13 Engine ticking

[Dustin Jackson]

Exhaust leaks can be mild at idle but increase under load… I wonder if your cat is failing and has a hole in it or around it?

 

[Doubeleive]

My buddy suggested that, I just don’t understand why it gets louder and incrementally faster with throttle in gear, but in park it’s pretty moderate. I’ve got a trip to CO in a month and I don’t want to bring this damn engine bay band with me!

grab a stethascope from the autoparts store there like $10-15, comes in handy once in a blue moon. I was scared I had a bottom end engine issue until I got under it poked around with one, mine was a bit louder though sounded like a bunch of marbles in a coke bottle

 

[Geotrash]

My buddy suggested that, I just don’t understand why it gets louder and incrementally faster with throttle in gear, but in park it’s pretty moderate. I’ve got a trip to CO in a month and I don’t want to bring this damn engine bay band with me!

More evidence that it’s the starter. When the transmission is in gear the torque converter can exert more forward pressure on the rotating assembly, pushing it toward the starter. With that mileage you likely have some thrust bearing wear.

I’m telling ya… pull that starter and see if the drive gear won’t stay retracted. Had the same thing on my ‘07 six months ago.

 

[Dustin Jackson]

just 2 bolts and you gotta lay on your back for a few minutes

 

[txtahoe85]

More evidence that it’s the starter. When the transmission is in gear the torque converter can exert more forward pressure on the rotating assembly, pushing it toward the starter. With that mileage you likely have some thrust bearing wear.

I’m telling ya… pull that starter and see if the drive gear won’t stay retracted. Had the same thing on my ‘07 six months ago.

 

[Dustin Jackson]

Case closed?

 

[txtahoe85]

No abnormal wear or shavings.

 

[txtahoe85]

Case closed?

You tell me! Lol. I’m not sure what to diagnose

 

[Doubeleive]

You tell me! Lol. I’m not sure what to diagnose

starter is done for, that gear should self retract and only come up and engage when the solenoid is powered when the key is turned to start, then retract back inside and stay there.

 

[txtahoe85]

starter is done for, that gear should self retract and only come up and engage when the solenoid is powered when the key is turned to start, then retract back inside and stay there.

Honestly I wants sure how the starter should act off the car hahaha. So the gear should only deploy when the solenoid pushes out to connect with flywheel. Thank you so much. Let me shop a starter.

 

[Doubeleive]

Honestly I wants sure how the starter should act off the car hahaha. So the gear should only deploy when the solenoid pushes out to connect with flywheel. Thank you so much. Let me shop a starter.

ya, I updated with a video above showing how to bench test, either way when you tilted it forward and the gear slid up that is why one of the noises is happening even though it may stay back from it most of the time vibration alone will make it move and smack on the flex plate

 

[mattbta]

No abnormal wear or shavings.

Is that the battery to block ground unbolted? If so, was that done when you removed the cover? Be sure that gets reattached.

 

[Sam Harris]

Great news! Easy and relatively cheap fix, being the starter, and not the flexplate, or cats, or.. or…

 

[Doubeleive]

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Is that the battery to block ground unbolted? If so, was that done when you removed the cover? Be sure that gets reattached.

LOL, YA YOU DON'T WANT TO DO THAT, TRUST ME

 

[txtahoe85]

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Is that the battery to block ground unbolted? If so, was that done when you removed the cover? Be sure that gets reattached.

That’s the starter power supply

 

[mattbta]

That’s the starter power supply

oh yeah, now i'm oriented. makes sense. lol. sorry, brain has a misfire today.

 

[Geotrash]

You tell me! Lol. I’m not sure what to diagnose

You found your problem. As Wes says, that gear is supposed to retract on its own, so that's the failure mode I was speaking of. Unless it's left for a while, it won't produce any abnormal wear or shavings. Throw a new starter in there and you're done.

 

[Doubeleive]

That’s the starter power supply

probably worthwhile to get a oem starter, if there are cheap ones out there be sure it has the same or more killawats i.e. 1.4/1.7 are typical sometimes you can find more heavy duty

 

[txtahoe85]

Thank all of you guys so much for the advice!

 

[txtahoe85]

probably worthwhile to get a oem starter, if there are cheap ones out there be sure it has the same or more killawats i.e. 1.4/1.7 are typical sometimes youy can find more heavy duty

Delco was $300, so I got the duralast for 160 after a coupon. Specs are the same and it’s lifetime replacement.