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Old Oct 7, 2010 | 02:04 PM
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im scared to start it lol, but why would it be stuck now and not the other night?
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Old Oct 7, 2010 | 02:07 PM
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How clean is your oil? Which side is the sound one?
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Old Oct 7, 2010 | 02:14 PM
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its deffinently on the drivers side of the engine i cant pinpoint front or rear bank and the oil is a 1500miles mobil one synthetic
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Old Oct 7, 2010 | 02:15 PM
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so its pretty clean
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Old Oct 7, 2010 | 02:16 PM
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Start checking the cross over pipe for a exhaust leak.
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Old Oct 7, 2010 | 02:18 PM
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x over ? what is that?
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Old Oct 7, 2010 | 02:21 PM
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That'* the exhaust pipe that goes from the front to rear exhaust manifold. It crosses over right under the throttle body.
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Old Oct 7, 2010 | 02:29 PM
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lmao you know thats where the tick is loudest
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Old Oct 7, 2010 | 02:30 PM
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how do i check for leaks

im new to this sorry
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Old Oct 7, 2010 | 02:33 PM
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You can very carefully move your hand around the joints. It gets hot. Rev it up and see if you can feel anything coming out.
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