well latley i've been noticing some strange sounds from my car seems like everytime i start it on a cold start it sounds like something rubs and cracks when it turns over then quits..then today i was pulling out of my driveway in 1st and it was chugging and the rpms were jumping maybe just hot weather?? and last i feel like my ingalls torque dampner pulls my car down or something idk how to explain it and i feel like my clutch might be getting effected by it should i take it off? i dont race or anything just dd for now

thanks for lookin hope i can get some help i know i will

 

I would tell you to video the sound, but most of the time, that just ends up as a video with overdriven audio haha.

Be more specific as to the sound. Is it localized to any area of the engine bay? I've never heard of anyone complain about a rubbing/cracking sound before so maybe you're just describing it differently. Have you done any new mods recently that required you to uninstall then reinstall anything in the engine bay?

Just some stuff to help diagnose it...

 

only the torque dampner and i think it might be my coupler maybe in my SC or the timing chanin tensioner? sounds like rocks rolling around

 

Probably timing chain tensioner. I know our cars had an issue with them, and a lot of guys have had to replace them. How many miles on the car?

Unless of course it sounds like this...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5seKcuH1kas

 

My chain tensioner went out a around 20k miles.. It sounded like someone dropped a bag of marbles into my engine.

 

About to roll on 83k miles

 

I apologize - I'm very limited when it comes to technical/diagnostic information - does the sound you're hearing match any of these on this page: Oil Filter Guide - Oil Life Monitoring - Dirty Oil Filter | ACDelco ?


Best,
Sarah
GM Customer Service

 

You're gonna have to show me this on saturday, maybe somebody at the meet will be able to help you.

 

well as for the chugging in 1st gear when you take off... i've had this happen a few times, it usually happens on a hot/wet day. only a few times its happened though. i haven't rly worried about it