beachbuggy
NAXJA Forum User
- Location
- oakdale, pa
2000 cherokee, 4.0L, AW4, 242TC, 89,000 miles: i've been searching but haven't found anything exactly like what i'm experiencing. when i take off from a standstill, especially with with a payload, i get a grinding or rattling noise coming from in front of the engine, definitely not the TC. it dies down and eventually flutters away after enough momemtum/speed and doesn't seem to effect performance. is there a tensioner for the timing chain that could be faulty and slapping or is the timing chain just shot already? i thought about the fan hitting the shroud or a broken motor mount, but all seem to be ok. if anybody has had this experience i could use some advice before i do an exploratory teardown.