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Old 11-17-2010, 10:44 PM
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Would anybody know the symptoms of a bad icm? im getting a knocking noise from it and well im not really sure if its just acting up.
 
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Old 11-17-2010, 11:03 PM
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cylinder 2 misfire, running rich, heavy misfiring, etc.
 
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Old 11-17-2010, 11:15 PM
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Well i use to have a random misfire on 2 and 3 but that hasn't happened in awhile and then i did get a code for running to lean dont know how i got that one. But what could the knocking be though
 
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Old 11-18-2010, 01:57 AM
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Do you have enough oil? The knocking is probably not an ICM, it doesn't "knock". Obviously i cant hear the sound though, and its hard to tell what you're talking about. Lots of things knock: internals, pulleys, loose items, wastegates, etc. Are you hearing a ticking type of noise by the ICM? (Note, a tick differs from a knock to me because its quieter and softer.) There is a check valve on top of the air box that ticks. I think its normal, but i dont want to pay $70+ to replace it and find out. Its a small cylinder on a vac line.
 




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