2000 Silverado "Clicking Noise"
My 2000 Silverado makes a "clicking" sound when I
accelerate. It sort of sounds like air is escaping
the engine somewhere. The dealer mechanic rode with
me to hear and he said that they had a truck in
with the same problem and after much searching,
could only conclude that it was just the way that
the exhaust was designed, and it was harmless.
Please. It sure as heck doesn't sound harmless. And
why did it just start doing it? A friend with the
identical truck has no problem. If anyone reading
this has some suggestions, please post. It may be
my imagination, but it also feels like I have lost
some power also.
WMiller86
accelerate. It sort of sounds like air is escaping
the engine somewhere. The dealer mechanic rode with
me to hear and he said that they had a truck in
with the same problem and after much searching,
could only conclude that it was just the way that
the exhaust was designed, and it was harmless.
Please. It sure as heck doesn't sound harmless. And
why did it just start doing it? A friend with the
identical truck has no problem. If anyone reading
this has some suggestions, please post. It may be
my imagination, but it also feels like I have lost
some power also.
WMiller86
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When it happens, it has been described as clicking, and does result in a power loss. The good news, is that they are only $8 each. Think of them as a fusible link. A cheap alternative to bent valves.
WMiller
What they will do to check it out, is plug into the Tech II scanner, and check your compression without pulling a plug, but by monitoring starter motor current.
Take it to the dealer only.
To me the sound is almost like a small pebble flying out of the tire and hitting the underbody, but it happens too often for that. All the roads I drive on are paved.
Tons have put on JBA headers....noise resolved.
I put on a Magnaflow exhaust on mine, 95% of the noise on mine is gone due to the freer flow of exhaust out of the cylinders. I plan on a JBA header soon.
That doesn't sound like exhaust scavenging to me.
But if the loss of power is just in his imagination, you are probably right, just normal sounds. Losing power though, not normal.
WMiller86
JBAs are a proprietary modified design of a shorty style header and give the performance of a long tube header, but with the tight fit and less heat soak than the traditional shorty style. The best for these trucks in my opinion.
They will add anywhere from 15-30 hp to your engine output as well as help your engine breath better and increase the engine life.
I will probably buy mine from mail order. Not sure which one yet. Also, if you go to www.JBAHeaders.com, they have vendor lists to tell you of shops in your area that sell them.
Yes, the average guy can put on JBA headers in about 3 hours. I am not a mechanic by trade and I have helped another guy put them on his 2000 5.3 Silverado. Very straighforward.
I can't really say how much mileage will increase, but the power is noticeable even at the seat of the pants.
Intake:
Airaid
Granatelli MAF
Exhaust:
JBA Headers
Gibson Swept Side catback
Did airaid first-only noticeable difference was intake noise on acceleration. JBA headers next-no noticeable difference. Gibson catback-Increased exhaust note; loss of lowend torque; truck sluggish. Granatelli MAF-awesome seat of the pants increase in acceleration; whatever low end torque that I thought I lost was no longer an issue. Felt like a new truck. I believe it was the total package and no individual component by itself. Just my $.02. BTW '00 Silverado 5.3 xcab 2wd chirps tires between first and second on WOT and no load.
http://www.pacific-audio.com/performance-discussion.html
Put "exhaust shield washer" in the search field.
it is unwieldy to manage, and difficult to use for "newbies". There is entirely TOO much topic duplication, so I will be doing some SERIOUS topic consolidation in the next few weeks, getting us down to not more than 2-3 topics per vehicle type, and ultimately down to 200 topics or less.
THIS weeks consolidation candidates are: F-150's, Silverado's, Dakota's, and Dakota Crew/Quad cabs.
In that vein, please consolidate this Silverado topic to Chevy Silverado - Continued IX and continue these discussions there.
Thanks!
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