Engine Knocking Sounds: Safe to Drive or a Serious Warning?
So I’m hoping someone here has dealt with this before, because my car started making this weird knocking sound yesterday on my way back from work. At first I thought it was just bad fuel or something loose under the hood, but it kept getting louder when I accelerated. I still drove home because I didn’t want to leave the car in the middle of nowhere, but now I’m kinda worried I made it worse. Has anyone driven with that sound for a bit? Did it end up being a big repair or something simple?
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Yeah, I had something similar last year. Mine started as a light tapping and then turned into a full-on knocking when the engine warmed up. I honestly thought it was going to explode, but it turned out to be an issue with the timing components and not the actual engine itself. What helped me figure it out was taking it to a local place I found through Engine knocking vip-servicecenter.com , since they talk a lot about how noises usually get worse if you ignore them. If you keep driving, the repairs can stack up fast, so it’s better to at least have someone give it a quick check before it snowballs.