noisy 4 cyl.

by **mowke** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 10:19 am

I was reading another post saying how quiet his six was. The four cyl. I got is kinda noisy. Is that the norm? I did put some mobil synthetic in when I first got it home. It quieted in down some but still a little noisy.

by **Kenz** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 2:52 pm

What year car do you have? Mine is very quiet.

I changed over to mobil1 5w30 and it seemed to be even more quiet, but then again it could just be in my head. Kind of how a clean car feels faster

by **mowke** » Fri Jul 20, 2007 3:09 pm

Just bought a used 2000 w/109k miles. Could be in my head though. It's not so much noisy in the cabin as it is outside the vehicle. Probably not used to it. I had a new 2002 neon (don't laugh) for about a month that sounded like my dad's old diesel gulf from inside the car.

by **(K)** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 4:51 pm

Well before you blame the engine, what kind of "noise" is it? Or do you just mean it's noisey in general?

I thought mine was just "noisey" too and then as time went on it turned into a grinding noise and then a replaced water pump and timing belt. Haha, that's some noise right there when you have a frayed and almost snapped belt.

Website · by **Turbosolara** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 5:41 pm

5sfe makes alot of noise. as long as there is no knocking noise and with decent performance, you should be ok

by **mowke** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 7:08 pm

I think it's just the nature of the engine. My wife's 04 accord ex 4 is noisy from the front. My tundra on the other hand makes a lot of ticking sounds. I also just put some yoko avid trz's on today. What a smooth riding car.

by **Jai_Jai_Binks** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 7:09 pm

Turbosolara wrote:5sfe makes alot of noise. as long as there is no knocking noise and with decent performance, you should be ok

^^ what he said, 5sfe in a/t is notorious for noise. If you think there is a knock, then go to a higher fuel grade, i know my car doesn't like 87.

by **mowke** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 7:15 pm

Hey jai-jai, I lived in friendwood back in 82-83. Went to clear creek hs.

by **aleki2424** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 7:48 pm

yep. might help to be specific about the noise-as in where.
am saying this coz i have taken apart virtually every panel inside and the solara has lots (if not the most) of dampening material, making both the 4 and 6 quiet.
strange though is the fact that i could pinpoint a noisy engine belt the moment it started squeeking

by **.onetohate** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 8:09 pm

Kenz wrote:What year car do you have? Mine is very quiet.

I changed over to mobil1 5w30 and it seemed to be even more quiet, but then again it could just be in my head. Kind of how a clean car feels faster

ur 4banger is the 2AZ.. he's talkin' bout the 5S- yah- his fault for not identifying the year in the first place.

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mowke: my 5s is running top notch but it sounds like my valves are noisy- its completely normal.

by **mowke** » Sat Jul 21, 2007 8:17 pm

My bad. 2000 4 cyl. w/110k.

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