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Question posted by Karenwayne077 on February 29th, 2016

My 2004 Grand Am Has A Knock In The Engine

it only has 130.000 kl on it it had not been driven in five years but everytime it would start no problem it has a new head gasket and new breaks i want to know what could be causing the knock

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Answer #1: Posted by jdfitchett on February 29th, 2016 10:32 AM
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hello, did you change the oil, and make sure the oil level is up to par, another thing it could be is a possible rod knock caused by low oil, or last and hopefully not , a bad main bearing, the cheapest thing to try first is change the oil and add some oil additive,

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Owner's Manual - Page 1

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Owner's Manual - Page 2

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