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'99 Cobra, 100k miles, engine started knocking this morning
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<blockquote data-quote="MysticRob" data-source="post: 14826815" data-attributes="member: 118642"><p>First thing I thought when I read your OP about the oil change:</p><p></p><p>From Cobra Bob's site - <a href="http://www.stangshiftergaskets.com/2003_2004faqs.htm#_Toc35092459" target="_blank">http://www.stangshiftergaskets.com/2003_2004faqs.htm#_Toc35092459</a> :</p><p></p><p>"Note that on rare occasion an oil filter can cause a ticking noise. In one case, a Cobra owner had a CarQuest filter installed and immediately heard a ticking noise. He thought if might be the "tick" issue but since it started right after installing the CarQuest filter he thought it may be related to that. Using a stethoscope he pinpointed the noise to coming from the oil filter, and changed to a Mobil 1 filter. The noise disappeared. He reinstalled the CarQuest filter and it came back. I myself had this issue after I installed a Fram oil filter on my '03 Cobra. I replaced it with a quality filter and the ticking disappeared. I bring this up only as another area to check IF you hear a ticking, before you assume it is the tick issue..."</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MysticRob, post: 14826815, member: 118642"] First thing I thought when I read your OP about the oil change: From Cobra Bob's site - [url]http://www.stangshiftergaskets.com/2003_2004faqs.htm#_Toc35092459[/url] : "Note that on rare occasion an oil filter can cause a ticking noise. In one case, a Cobra owner had a CarQuest filter installed and immediately heard a ticking noise. He thought if might be the "tick" issue but since it started right after installing the CarQuest filter he thought it may be related to that. Using a stethoscope he pinpointed the noise to coming from the oil filter, and changed to a Mobil 1 filter. The noise disappeared. He reinstalled the CarQuest filter and it came back. I myself had this issue after I installed a Fram oil filter on my '03 Cobra. I replaced it with a quality filter and the ticking disappeared. I bring this up only as another area to check IF you hear a ticking, before you assume it is the tick issue..." [/QUOTE]
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