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Does this sound like a broken flex plate?

Old Aug 18, 2013 | 09:51 PM
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Old Aug 19, 2013 | 05:17 AM
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sounds like a top end tap. check the flexplate takes 5 seconds, just get under the car and look at it.
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Old Aug 19, 2013 | 08:05 PM
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Yea I removed the valve covers and didn't find anything
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Old Aug 19, 2013 | 08:11 PM
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Valve train noises are at half the RPM of the engine (crankshaft). Flexplate noises are at engine RPM.
A agree with DietCoke that it sounds like valvetrain - you are reving to maybe 1500 rpm and the noise occurs about 12 time per second.
Flexplate noise would occur at 25 times per second at 1500 rpm.
I suspect you won't even hear it under the car.
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It's actually pretty loud under the car and when I used a stethoscope it seemed to be coming from the bellhousin
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Old Aug 19, 2013 | 08:37 PM
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Originally Posted by ThrelkeldsZ
It's actually pretty loud under the car and when I used a stethoscope it seemed to be coming from the bellhousin
A stethoscope can certainly help chase down noises.
I don't have any experience with broken flexplates and will therefore drop out of this discussion.
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