Broken/Cracked Flexplate..
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I had one break one time. Sounded like something wrong in the transmission or something wrong in the bottom end. Depending on where it is broke or cracked will depend on how it sounds. Mine sounded like a main bearing knocking in the bottom end. Couldn't tell it was broke without unbolting the torque converter. You can tap it with a hammer and it will have a rattle to it instead of a ring or bell like sound. What is the sound you are getting?
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A broken flexplate can sound typically is repetative, like a main or a rod knock. Nova Cain is right on the money, unbolt the converter from the flexplate and tap it.. it should ring out. Also, you can visually inspect it... to a certain extent when the converter is unbolted.
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This is what I got...I just went through a Lifter change, so the Top-end is still good, Rockers are good, etc..
Car at cold idle has 65psi, Car idles fine, no noise at all.
Car warms up..starts a real sparratic knocking in the low-end, not as loud as a Rod Bearing, but loud enough, and it trips out the Knock Sensors.
I checked the Cylinder Walls when I had the Heads off, nothing wrong there..no Piston slapping the Head, and when I pull the Wire to each Cylinder, the noise doesn't change.
It only does it when it warms up, and it's really sparattic, and Oil Pressure is really responsive, starts at 65psi and goes up no problems when you give it Throttle..
It's got me mind boggled..
Car at cold idle has 65psi, Car idles fine, no noise at all.
Car warms up..starts a real sparratic knocking in the low-end, not as loud as a Rod Bearing, but loud enough, and it trips out the Knock Sensors.
I checked the Cylinder Walls when I had the Heads off, nothing wrong there..no Piston slapping the Head, and when I pull the Wire to each Cylinder, the noise doesn't change.
It only does it when it warms up, and it's really sparattic, and Oil Pressure is really responsive, starts at 65psi and goes up no problems when you give it Throttle..
It's got me mind boggled..
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Good Talking to ya "Merv"! keep me in the loop... between myself and the boys next door at Xtreme H/P I am sure we can help you get to the bottom of it!
Good luck dude!
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i just had mine do the same thing, and dropped the tranny, ended up being the flexplate. had a big crack, just lift it up and go under and have a friend start it 4 u so u can see if it comes from in between the tranny and the engine. just my .02 cents. hope u fined the problem.
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Had the same thing. Putting pressure on the drivetrain would twist the flex plate enough so the knock would go away. Just putting it in gear and doing a little brake toque would clear the noise right up. Knocked steady when it was in neutral. Of course reving the motor would only encrease the frequency of the knock. My flex plate was cracked from each mounting hole all the way up to the starter gear.
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Another broken flex plate expierience here...
Sounded like a rod knock...
One Day I went to start it up and the starter froze, the engine would not turn over. So I pulled the starter and low and behold the crack/break was right there for me to see, lol...
On a car club cruise one time, a member reved his car in a tunnel and broke his..made the same exact sound as mine. He only got one more start out of it before his locked up and had to be towed.
Sounded like a rod knock...
One Day I went to start it up and the starter froze, the engine would not turn over. So I pulled the starter and low and behold the crack/break was right there for me to see, lol...
On a car club cruise one time, a member reved his car in a tunnel and broke his..made the same exact sound as mine. He only got one more start out of it before his locked up and had to be towed.
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My broken flexplate only made an occasional clank noise at idle.. where I really noticed it though was when I was starting the car. It would make a couple loud clank sounds as soon as the starter would engage and usually one or two more just as it started.
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Alrite..to add more detail..I had said knock, but it's more like a tick..a really fuggin loud tick, sometimes consistant, sometimes not. It's between #4 and #6 Cylinders in the bottom end. Cancelling out Cylinders does nothing to the noise, and the Oil Pressure stays the same.
Now to add the new info..
I tore it completely down to the Engine today. Flexplate is flawless...
The Engine is at the House, Sunday morning I'm tearing apart the bottom-end, take a little look at things...
Now to add the new info..
I tore it completely down to the Engine today. Flexplate is flawless...
The Engine is at the House, Sunday morning I'm tearing apart the bottom-end, take a little look at things...