hi,
my '94 ranger has 186k on it, and is beginning to make a weird sound. i want to check in here before going to the "dealer" for their "explanation".
anyway...the sound is almost like popping. it is intermittent and seems to come from various places in the engine. it doesn't sound like metal, but like short bursts of compressed air...kinda. it also comes and goes. it happens maybe after ten minutes of driving. then will stop. the last couple of days it's been doing it more repetitively.
has anyone ever experienced anything like that? the CE light did come on recently, but it's been known to do that on cloudy days too!