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YOUR RESEARCHBore scoring tick or normal sound for 3.6
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Some people like sea foam, I used CRC because my experience with their products plus when I was in new product development I tested a bunch of their stuff and they never put a bad product out there.
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Some people like sea foam, I used CRC because my experience with their products plus when I was in new product development I tested a bunch of their stuff and they never put a bad product out there.
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Sounds normal to me.
Get a mechanic's stethoscope and listen and see if it's just valves and injectors you're hearing or if there's sound from the block.
Yeah not conclusive for me either. However, on second listen there seem to be a suspicious sound in video #1. I agree with Optionman place your phone on the passenger side and get a good 15-20 seconds without moving ir.
Cold start, or up to temp? Just wondering, as I'm in no position to diagnose it.
One thing I've learned in 2 years of ownership: you can drive yourself crazy listening to the M96 engine.
Sounds pretty normal. Put some ‘ears’ on it, like TexSqurrel suggests, and pinpoint the source like Raby demonstrates in his video on how to track down the source of engine noises.
Porsche Tech 3 said that mine lokasil 1, 3.4 99, sounded like either the cats or carbon deposits. Anyway Tex Squirrel help me with this, buy CRC GDI , open boot before throttle spray while maintaining 2,000 rpm. Once you put the whole can in let it sit to soak. Can says one hour, I did 1.5 hours. Drive at least 10 minutes after that highway speed. My noise is gone. Some people like sea foam, I used CRC because my experience with their products plus when I was in new product development I tested a bunch of their stuff and they never put a bad product out there. Also the straw in the CRC product is heavier
sturdier that the one in sea foam.
These cars tick........even when in fine fettle. If the sound is made throughout the rev range, both up and down, and perhaps coupled with oil consumption of blue smoke, that's more concerning.
Bad: Scored bores, cracked cylinders, bad tappets, worn chains, bad oil pressure, lose valve seats, air leaks, AMS sensor faults, crankshaft bearing failure.
Annoying, but not fatal: loose exhaust connections, carbon deposits, non standard exhausts, worn chain tensioners, worn fuel injectors, blocked idle bypass valves, loose spark plugs,
I think it important to remember that there is quite a bit of hype involved with the shortcomings of these cars - IMS, Scoring, etc. But the percentages are low, and the most alarmist among us often have a financial interest in the failure or fear of failure of these engines.
I have/had no financial interest in scoring neither am I an alarmist, but I guess I'm just a lucky one and fell into that small percentage...
Is it not better to know than to worry about it needlessly?
My former #6 cylinder liner.
True story -
My father's Suburban was struck by lightning which killed all the modules. I asked him how he was still driving it. He responded, "With sunglasses". I'm like, "What?!"
He laughed and said, "All the MIL lights are illuminated on the dash and so I just keep driving the darn thing.... with SUNGLASSES!" hahaha
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