Q: My 2009 Volkswagen Jetta Sportwagen – with a five-speed manual transmission – makes a weird tapping noise. The noise has been there forever, yet the car runs great. I have had the engine looked at.

This sounds like a classic case of a hydraulic lifter (also called a lash adjuster) that is dying a slow death. These components rely on engine oil pressure to maintain the correct clearance between ...

What is the knocking sound coming from my engine? What is engine knock? Why is my engine making a knocking noise? Engine knock, or pinging, occurs when a separate pocket of air-fuel mixture ignites ...

Any time you have a dull, thudding or clunking noise inside an engine, it’s best to not drive it any farther and have that noise checked out. You may be right and the problem is an injector, but if it ...

I am pretty sure there is not a single driver out there who hasn't experienced, at least once during their driving careers, strange or eerie noises coming from the car. Regardless of the type of noise ...

Hello Paul, my car makes irritating noises that I suspect are coming from within the engine. Every time I drive, it sounds and feels as if something is shaking, especially under the bonnet. I am ...

You're tooling along on your way home from a cruise night or a car show when you pull up to a stop sign. As the engine drops down to an idle, you hear astrange sound from under the hood. It's not a ...