[Bushkill240]

I have a 2000 wrangler 4.0 with 140,000 miles on the body and recently had a used motor installed with 80,000 miles on it. While the shop had it apart i had them install a new clutch while it was all open. Recently i hear a tick when i am accelerating and it seems to be louder going up a hill. The tick is only noticeable when i raise the RPM's even when i am parked. Now the 2000 and up have the two piece exhaust manifold's and i am wondering if i have a crack and it is expanding while under a load so it is louder?I'm sure this would be alot easier to understand with a video.

Someone told me it could be the flex plate when they installed the the clutch?

 

[Bushkill240]

Here is a video

https://youtu.be/VxOyTfzctjU

https://youtu.be/YddXNGEWHkU

 

[Superman1010]

Here is a video

https://youtu.be/VxOyTfzctjU

https://youtu.be/YddXNGEWHkU

Could be flex plate if it was bad and they didnt change it, doesnt sound much like an exaughst leak, the ticks are un even, it it was exaughst it would be smooth and consistent

 

[Bushkill240]

No ideas?

 

[scorro]

Here is a video

https://youtu.be/VxOyTfzctjU

https://youtu.be/YddXNGEWHkU

The second one sounds like an exhaust leak to me.

 

[nepeddler]

Hard to tell from the video but if I were a betting man I would say low end bearing. What kind of oil and viscosity are you running? Doesn't sound like an exhaust leak.

 

[TheLawnWrangler]

I'm curious about this too. Mine kind of ticks when I go from a stop to first gear and a little in second then after that it goes away. Only happens in first and second gear

 

[TheDrivnChaos]

Wouldn't be a flex plate since you said a clutch replacement was done during the engine swap.... ( flex plate automatic, fly wheel manual)my guess is cracked manifold or other exhaust leak

 

[krisbman]

Broken piston skirt

 

[Bushkill240]

Today the noise got a lot louder to the point it sounded like something was going to come flying apart, i called up the shop and told them this is what i am hearing and it needs to be looked at immediately. I have a feeling if its a part of the clutch and its under warranty they will find some way to make me pay in the end. If its in the engine then i still have a warranty until October on it. In that case and its a broken piston skirt like krisbman mentioned will they be willing to just pay the labor for the repair or want to swap out engines. Any ideas?

 

[krisbman]

Today the noise got a lot louder to the point it sounded like something was going to come flying apart, i called up the shop and told them this is what i am hearing and it needs to be looked at immediately. I have a feeling if its a part of the clutch and its under warranty they will find some way to make me pay in the end. If its in the engine then i still have a warranty until October on it. In that case and its a broken piston skirt like krisbman mentioned will they be willing to just pay the labor for the repair or want to swap out engines. Any ideas?

I dont see how anyone can warranty a used motor with 80k on it. Its like buying a used condom

 

[Bushkill240]

They warranted it for 6 months, i brought it to them and let them hear and and added additional 3 months on to it.

 

[krisbman]

They warranted it for 6 months, i brought it to them and let them hear and and added additional 3 months on to it.

Im betting they warrantied the install... Not the motor

 

[Bushkill240]

no, where is got the motor from has a warranty on the motor they pressure checked and delivered to my mechanic. I no i don't have a warranty on the install besides the clutch the shop bought and installed. sorry if this seems confusing

 

[Bushkill240]

Figured I would give a update...Wednesday I dropped off my jeep to the shop that installed the motor and the new clutch. This morning i went and stopped by the shop to see what they came up with and said it was in the motor and not the clutch... I drove it down to DeerFoot salvage yard where I bought the motor and they came out and listened to it. They offered to take my jeep and pull out the motor and swap it out with a different one since the motor was covered under warranty still. They said it should be ready in a week to pick up...Guess it's a step in the right direction, wish me luck