Well, as I'm sure a lot of you are aware, all gas pretty much comes from the same suppliers now days. The difference is the quality of the holding tanks and the detergent blend, so it varies some depending on where you are. However, the best detergent blends are used by Shell, Chevron and BP in my experience. A second tier would be Exon/Mobil. Any others are more generic. Again, I think it is more directly related to the octane, but since it seems picky about gas in general I'm going to be running Shell, Chevron and BP whenever possible.
I'm thinking the same thing as well. It was mentioned earlier in the thread that ambient temperatures might also have to do with the pinging/knocking, as well as the type of gas put used. Someone in the forums used the "Italian treatment" -- using up what was left in the tank and putting in Shell V-Power premium gas and it seemed to help.Not sure if it's something in the gas that helped make the knocking go away.
Haven’t seen anyone with a fix or even attempted repair, or cause of failure either other than saying use higher octane it’s just pinging. Soon we’ll all just be told it’s a Jeep thing until the rings break or rods flatten from erratic detonation. Mines still in the shop, almost 2 weeks now waiting for parts. Won’t be able to attemp diagnose until other repairs are made. Imo at least need to pinpoint noise location with chassis ears, and go from there. I’m sure I’ll just be told to use higher octane, we’ll see! Good luck, I really hope someone gets some solid answers and successful fixes, it just sounds horrible!
Mine is doing it again some even with higher octane so I'm not sure what to do now. It's definitely less with good gas but not eliminated.
I listened to the video and that doesn’t sound like engine knocking at all.
Where would I look for this? Can you provide a picture maybe?
I'm away from home for the moment so I can't snap one. The only picture I have is of tape I put over the holes which I then noticed took care of the sound I was hearing. Attached is another forum member who's battling another issue, but the rubber plugs shown are the access plugs that were missing on mine.
I have the plugs. I guess we're all just going with "It's normal" at this point?I'm away from home for the moment so I can't snap one. The only picture I have is of tape I put over the holes which I then noticed took care of the sound I was hearing. Attached is another forum member who's battling another issue, but the rubber plugs shown are the access plugs that were missing on mine.
I'm pretty sure it's actually some sort of knocking or pinging. You're right, it does sound like its coming from the bell housing, but mid-grade gas seems to help (not completely eliminate) the issue, which leads me to believe its some sort of combustion issue. It also seems to be worse in humid and we weather at least for me.
