1995 Chevy Tahoe LOUD KNOCKING

1995 CHEVROLET TAHOE
187,000 MILES • V8 • 4WD • AUTOMATIC
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MS.INGRAM
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i BOUGHT MY TAHOE A COUPLE MONTHS AGO AND IT RAN GREAT.THEN TWO MORNINGS IN A ROW IT HAD A LITTLE TAPPING NOISE AT STARTUP THEN THAT WAS ALL.THEN ABOUT A WEEK LATER I WENT TO MY DR. AND IT STARTED KNOCKING LIKE IT WAS OUT OF OIL SO I CHECKED IT AND IT WAS'NT LOW THEN ON MY WAY HOME THE KNOCK JUST GOT LOUDER AND LOUDER BUT IT SOUNDS LIKE SOMETHING IS HITTING SOMETHING ITS TOO LOUD TO BE A ROD. WE REPLACED THE OIL PUMP AND CHANGED OIL BUT THE OIL LOOKED A LITTLE METALICY.WE ALSO REPLACED MAIN BEARINGS AND THAT REDUCED THE NOISE BUT IT STILL DONT SOUND LIKE IT SHOULD WHAT DO YOU SUGGEST.
Jul 26, 2009 at 5:23 PM
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JACOBANDNICKOLAS
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If the main bearings reduced the noise, are you sure the clearance between the crank journal and the new bearing was withing specifications? I question if the crank is bad.
Aug 10, 2009 at 8:31 PM