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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: North Texas
Posts: 62
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: North Texas
Posts: 62
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Strange engine noise under load - bad coil pack???
OK - I'm gonna try to descibe the issue in such a way that it makes sense. First of all, I don't always hear the noise, and it seems to happen more often when it's hot outside. Since we're on our 15th day in a row of triple digit heat, it's happening a lot these days. I'm hearing a loud "clicking" kind of sound that seems to come from the passenger side of the engine compartent, but only when I first start to accelerate. Once the revs increase enough and the engine isn't under quite as much load, the noise goes away. You don't hear it at all if it's just ideling or even you rev the engine in neutral - has to be under load. Not sure why my gut leads me to believe it could be coil pack-related, but that's my only guess at this point. Engine still runs great and there's not any noticeable performance loss. Gas mileage hasn't really changed either. Any ideas? oh - and it's a 2000 Limited with the 5VZ-FE.
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