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Old Sep 23, 2010 | 01:00 PM
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What is this sound???! (video)

So lately I've been getting this sound occasionally in the low rpms (idle AND driving)... Sometimes it's just kind of a pulsing, and sometimes it kind of ticks... The frequency of the sound increases as the rpms increase...
I've noticed that sometimes when idling, the car kind of pulses (that's the best way I know to describe it) even if you can't hear a ticking...
Could this be a misfire/bad coil? What else could it be? I know my alternator is only running at about 70% capacity... could this cause a "pulsing" idle?

In the video, the ticking can be heard, but not so much the "pulsing idle"... just so you know...

Old Sep 23, 2010 | 01:01 PM
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Do u have a grounding kit?
Old Sep 23, 2010 | 01:12 PM
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I can't get the video to play, it just gives me the rotating circle.
Old Sep 23, 2010 | 01:13 PM
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Sounds a touch loud, but not alarming. Would be better if your recording was done at the engine compartment.
Old Sep 23, 2010 | 02:19 PM
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Originally Posted by scarface4522
Do u have a grounding kit?
No I don't. Why?
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