I have a tapping/rattling noise coming from what sounds like inside the bellhousing. It is engine speed dependant, and I only hear it at idle and slightly above, maybe because it gets too frequent to be noticed at high engine speed. I'm positive it's not clutch related, the clutch isn't 30k miles old yet, and I just replaced the entire clutch fork system (new fork, throwout bearing, clips, etc.) It's not the throwout bearing dragging on the pressure plate due to a misadjusted cable, because the noise is there regardless of whether the clutch is engaged or disengaged.
I recall reading a little ditty in the premier Car and Driver article about the Forester XT, and I quote:
"[It was] found that the aluminum rear main bearing cap was letting the crankshaft wobble a but, opening up the bearing clearance over time and generating a rattling noise."
Granted this is the EJ25 they're talking about, but I wonder if this applies to our engines. This sure sounds like my problem
Anyone else have any comments? I wish I had a video camera so I could record the sound, but alas I don't. I've listened to other BC/BF Legacies specifically for it and I don't hear it at all in their engines... I know it's probably nothing that is detrimental to the car's function this instant, but I really don't wanna hafta tear this motor down
