maximagoodcar

I've got a 1998 max se 5spd. In the morning when I first start the car I hear a rattle/clanging sound under the hood at idle. It usually last for a couple of minutes and then the noise goes away. When I get in first gear the sound comes back as I accelerate and then goes away after I reach 2000rpm. If I shift to second and drop below approx. 2000rpm the sound comes back again until I go above 2000rpm. My check engine light is on and I got the code 5014 wich I checked with the decoder and it was unrecognized. Any ideas as to what this could be? Bad coils? MAF?

maximagoodcar

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bignick

0514 has to do with the EGR system. Maybe someone else will be able to explain the code better...

I think the code and the noise are unrelated - the noise sounds like the typical timing chain tensioner issue many of us have. Its a pretty cheap fix (~$100 if I remember correctly, but don't quote me).

To make sure that's it, take a listen to the engine with the hood open. If you hear it coming from the passenger side of the car, toward the middle/back of the engine, then that's the tensioner.

Nick

zuluracing

Sound travels, make sure your exhaust is secure.