i bought a 98 jeep cherokee sport 4.0 liter 18 months ago from a dealership and have had no major problems with it. i got the front cv joints replaced and had a bar under the motor replaced that made a click noise when i turned. recently i have heard this clicking noise when i accelerate like the fan scraping up against a piece of metal. i could start up the car and not have a noise but sometimes when i left it running to long it would start clicking. two days ago i warmed it up in the morning and when i got in it was clicking, but i left it idoling so i was taking a chance that it would click and usually after i turn the engine off for a few hours it will stop. well it has not stopped. it has gotten ten times worse. now when i turn the car on i get this obnoxious clicking noise that only gets worse as i acclerate, it clicks faster as i accelerate. but when i reach 45-50 mph it completely stops and will not click over 45. then if i bring it down again it starts doing it again. it clicks with the shifting of the engine when i hear the engine shift i hear the clicking shift with it. i have read up a little and have a feeling it could be the timing belt, but people say something about a timing chain??? i have a belt i think? well i have tried my best to explain what went wrong with detail and as percisely as possible, please help...
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17 years ago