Hi... I went on the water yesterday and noticed a strange sound coming from engine bay under acceleration / trying to pull a wakeboard/tube out of water. Sound is pretty weird, it's like a rattle and I can compare it to pieces of change in your clothes dryer, it clangs, like if there was some metal parts in the motor/transmission that were broken and flying around, but the motor does not lose any power and runs smooth like usual. Sound started saturday randomly and wasn't there before even with 6 people in the boat and a wakeboard in the back.
What do you guys think? Someone at the marina said the motor probably needed to be changed, but I doubt it? I mean, it happens only on accelerations. I checked oil and it's still clear and full. It doesn't heat and the oil pressure is good. Checked for some lose parts and everything seems fine... Once it's at cruising speed and on idle motor runs fine.
Transmission / Drive gears are Edit; up? Motor can't withstand pressure (acceleration)? Could it be the timing?...
Thank you.
Mercruiser 3.0L (2000) with Alpha One - Weird noise (clang / rattle) under acceleration - YouTube
What do you guys think? Someone at the marina said the motor probably needed to be changed, but I doubt it? I mean, it happens only on accelerations. I checked oil and it's still clear and full. It doesn't heat and the oil pressure is good. Checked for some lose parts and everything seems fine... Once it's at cruising speed and on idle motor runs fine.
Transmission / Drive gears are Edit; up? Motor can't withstand pressure (acceleration)? Could it be the timing?...
Thank you.
Mercruiser 3.0L (2000) with Alpha One - Weird noise (clang / rattle) under acceleration - YouTube
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