Recent content by phgadd

Well, I just thought I'd let everybody know how the tic tic tic issue resolved itself (I hope, anyway.). Shortly after my last response, the check engine light came on. I was HOPING it was just an oxygen sensor or something, but it turned out to be both catalytic convertors! I had both...

When I took the tech out for a drive, we tried a lot of things, including reving it in neutral at a dead stop. The tic tic tic is definitely related to both rpm's (above 2000) and how hard the engine is loaded up. At any given rpm, if I'm cruising at a steady speed, nothing. But if I step on...

Well, I finally took it in. I took a tech out for a test drive, and he heard exactly what I was talking about. The dealer had it for about 4 hours. Put two techs on it. They looked at everything they could thing of: exhaust manifold, missing grommets in the firewall, loose anything. They...

Nope, it doesn't happen when I'm turning. And it doesn't happen when I'm driving at a steady speed. And it doesn't vary with the speed I'm driving. It only happens when I hit the gas. And the harder I hit the gas, the closer together the tic-tic-tic-tic gets. I seem to recall something...

I have a 99 Runner with the V6, and I'm closing in on 200K miles. When I step on the gas, I'm starting to hear a "tic tic tic tic" from what sounds like where the front passengers feet should be. It isn't there all the time, and when it does happen, it occurs when I load up the engine by...