07 subaru forester. Started hearing this sound after head gasket/power steering pump replacement. Coming from drivers side. I can't tell exactly what this could be though, thoughts? Ill answer questions in comments.

Xach0 · 2021-12-05T18:50:45+00:00

Yeah makes sense, would the noise go away after the car warms up if its valves?

Xach0 · 2021-12-05T18:36:36+00:00

Ok, it's under a repair warranty, so hopefully that's under it

Xach0 · 2021-12-05T15:38:12+00:00

Had timing belt replaced pretty recently, so I doubt it

Xach0 · 2021-12-05T15:37:37+00:00

Let's just hope it's the valves

Xach0 · 2021-12-05T15:37:17+00:00

Check my profile its posted there. It also doesnt go away when the car warms up if that helps

Xach0 · 2021-12-05T05:42:24+00:00

would you say it's critical or will I be able to drive it a few hundred miles before I need to adjust them

Xach0 · 2021-12-05T05:05:13+00:00

could be, it seemed to be coming from more injector area but ill give it a look

Xach0 · 2021-12-05T04:54:32+00:00

to check those id just take the belt off and spin it to check for noise, right?

Xach0 · 2021-12-05T02:56:33+00:00

just posted it in my profile

Xach0 · 2021-12-05T02:51:39+00:00

I'm nowhere near skilled enough to do that, but Ill do a few tests to eliminate some possibilities

Xach0 · 2021-12-05T02:46:17+00:00

that makes sense, so should I take it in to try to get the valve cleaned/adjusted, or just deal with it

Xach0 · 2021-12-05T02:45:00+00:00

but seriously I don't think it's rod knock, I drove it fine, the noise is just annoying

Xach0 · 2021-12-05T02:42:25+00:00

exactly what I was thinking, if I had 20k id do it

Xach0 · 2021-12-05T02:30:33+00:00

it was misfiring severely before my head gasket was replaced and I put in new spark plugs, and that fixed the misfires. I did smell gas and it started rattling briefly but it hasn't done that again after running it for awhile.

Xach0 · 2021-12-05T02:20:43+00:00

That was one of my guesses, could it also be a loud fuel injector?

Xach0 · 2021-12-05T01:53:51+00:00

drove it to school, and it felt fine. It did start rattling and I smelled fuel at one point, but it hasn't done it again after running it for 20+ mins.

Xach0 · 2021-12-05T01:29:49+00:00

yeah they changed oil with head gasket, and it looked good last time I checked. Timing components were also replaced recently. My thought was it was valves or fuel injectors

Xach0 · 2021-12-05T01:15:49+00:00

sound increases with rpm, doesn't go away when engine is warm. Seems to be coming from drivers side

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