Oh Cobra Gods!

[Shadowstealth]

Hey guys... i have a problem and maybe im stressn to much.... but i have 03 cobra and it has less then 25k miles on it.. welp today after i was monkey'n with the x pipe that i got off of bo and when running the car to check for leaks i noticed a little sound... thats gotten me worried.
on the driver side i hear what sounds to be a gerbil or hamster on a running wheel... what could this be? should i do an oil change and add some lucas to see if it goes away? ooooh help cobra gods please help b4 it gets worse!

[scott5]

is it by the head?

[Rodeheaver's]

I dont think Lucus is the best thing for overhead cam motors.. and its prob a belt or something around the powersteering pump..

[383taman]

Sound like a bearing by the way u are describing it. Would have too hear it to tell. I mean like idler pulley or something.

[Shadowstealth]

I dont think Lucus is the best thing for overhead cam motors.. and its prob a belt or something around the powersteering pump..

i thought it was a bearing or something.. but its not going away with different turning radius. what could i do to trouble shoot this? before i start spending big bucks!

[Shadowstealth]

is it by the head?

kinda... its hard to tell unless your heads in the wheels well.

[Rodeheaver's]

its not a light tapping noise is it??

[MinGry03]

First, I would not add Lucas to your engine. With out hearing it, it is hard to isolate. Does the sound get faster when you rev your engine? if so, I would say it is internal.

Second, take a broom stick ( just the stick ) and put one end were you think you hear the noise and listen. The broom stick will amplify the noise if there is one. Then go over to the opposite of the engine and put the stick in the same place and listen to see if it sounds the same.

[Sonic03snake]

Mine makes all kinda a noises. Treat it like a cheap whore till she blows. That will tell ya what the problem is.

[03 OW SVT]

Mine makes all kinda a noises. Treat it like a cheap whore till she blows. That will tell ya what the problem is.

LOLThats funny right there...I don't care who you are.

If your car is an early 03 (build date before Oct. of 02) it could be the head tick...But its probably not that. Maybe the belt or a pulley as stated above.

[Chargin2004GT]

Mine makes all kinda a noises. Treat it like a cheap whore till she blows. That will tell ya what the problem is.

AMEN LOU!!!!!

[Shadowstealth]

First, I would not add Lucas to your engine. With out hearing it, it is hard to isolate. Does the sound get faster when you rev your engine? if so, I would say it is internal.

Second, take a broom stick ( just the stick ) and put one end were you think you hear the noise and listen. The broom stick will amplify the noise if there is one. Then go over to the opposite of the engine and put the stick in the same place and listen to see if it sounds the same.

ill give that a try... my brother the mechanic is out of town so its going to be hard to have someone here check it out. i may go out to mikes and ask him to check it out real quick to give me an idea on what it could be.

[Shadowstealth]

LOLThats funny right there...I don't care who you are.

If your car is an early 03 (build date before Oct. of 02) it could be the head tick...But its probably not that. Maybe the belt or a pulley as stated above.

i dont rem what month it was made but i know what ticking problem your talking about. hopefully my car isnt going down that road and is just a pully!

[Sonic03snake]

I was drunk last night but im serious, mine has some sort of ticking sound too. If its not the head tick, not sure what it is but the car still runs great.

LOLThats funny right there...I don't care who you are.

If your car is an early 03 (build date before Oct. of 02) it could be the head tick...But its probably not that. Maybe the belt or a pulley as stated above.

[Sonic03snake]

Also, are you sure its not an exaust tick?

[scott5]

Also, are you sure its not an exaust tick?

thats what i was thinking, maybe need a new header gasket

[Shadowstealth]

maybe... considering the monkey exhaust! lol

[03 OW SVT]

i dont rem what month it was made but i know what ticking problem your talking about. hopefully my car isnt going down that road and is just a pully!

If you look down past the master-cylinder just below the head on the engine block there is a sticker that gives the month/date, and year of the engine build.

[RUTHLESS]

Mine makes all kinda a noises. Treat it like a cheap whore till she blows. That will tell ya what the problem is.

Words to live by, from Lou. When are you going to start writing that book?

When we were talking today I knew you must have posted something good. I just had to look around for it.

[wickedsnake03]

Does the niose go away if you push the clutch in, They are know to eat TOB and retainer sleeves