Re: something hitting in the oil pan, was Re: UPDATE: Towing an automatic

["Jim Blair" <carnuck@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

A: Could also be a torque converter bolt working it's way loose and knocking 
on the trans splash pan. Scared the heck out of me on the first car that did 
this because it suddenly got quiet and the car wouldn't move.... in the 
middle of a freeway bridge during rush hour traffic! (I was only 16 at the 
time)


From: Tom Jennings <tomj@xxxxxxx>
To: mail@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: something hitting in the oil pan, was Re: UPDATE: Towing an 
automatic
Message-ID: <20050628110906.V1174@localhost>

On Tue, 28 Jun 2005 farna@xxxxxxx wrote:

> Well, you REALLY need to pull the pan and find out what's making
> the noise!

I'm assuming the obvious was checked -- is there a dent in the
pan?  Clearances are tight in a few spots in a lot of motors, it
could be a dent pushed metal up to a rod stud, etc.

If it's a smooth dent, you could probably grind the pan rough,
epoxy a plate to it with a tapped hole, as a dent-puller and get a

few .01's better clearance.