Androomantoo
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My 2012 LR4 HSE (112k miles) developed this ticking/knock/rattle about halfway home on my drive back to KC from Chicago after buying it.
The rattle is quieter when the weather is warmer and gets quieter once the engine has warmed up.
I have replaced the fan clutch and the drive belt tensioner and the rattle is still present.
It really only presents itself above idle and not under load. When I’m under load, say 5th gear going up a hill at ~45mph it almost disappears completely getting progressively quieter the more throttle/load I put it under.
I am really hoping it’s NOT the timing chains/tensioners/guides since I didn’t want to be forced to do them so soon. But it’s starting to seem like it might be time.
The last thing I can think of to try is get a new VVT solenoid and swap it in one at a time to see if that solves it.
I think it’s odd if it were the chains that it suddenly decided to start ticking mid-drive 250 miles after I bought it.
If there’s ANY hope someone had something similar that wasn’t the timing chains, please let me know.
The rattle is quieter when the weather is warmer and gets quieter once the engine has warmed up.
I have replaced the fan clutch and the drive belt tensioner and the rattle is still present.
It really only presents itself above idle and not under load. When I’m under load, say 5th gear going up a hill at ~45mph it almost disappears completely getting progressively quieter the more throttle/load I put it under.
I am really hoping it’s NOT the timing chains/tensioners/guides since I didn’t want to be forced to do them so soon. But it’s starting to seem like it might be time.
The last thing I can think of to try is get a new VVT solenoid and swap it in one at a time to see if that solves it.
I think it’s odd if it were the chains that it suddenly decided to start ticking mid-drive 250 miles after I bought it.
If there’s ANY hope someone had something similar that wasn’t the timing chains, please let me know.
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