Novak Conversions Jeep Wrangler TJ engine mounts

Another "what's this noise from my engine thread"

GregBelleville

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Hey all, I've had this Jeep for about 6 months now, it's my first Jeep and it's the 4.0 with about 190k on the odometer. Here's a video of a rattle the motor makes at startup, curious if you guys can identify the probably cause and give an idea if it's something I should be worried about?

 
You say it makes the noise at startup, what we don't know is:
  1. What about after it warms up?
  2. Does the noise change with RPM?
  3. Does it change when driving?
  4. Does it worsen under different loads?
  5. Did it always do this, or did it appear after doing work?
From the quick video clip, it sounds like rod knock, but without further info, it's very hard to substantiate that claim.

Fill us in and provide a longer video of the sound in different scenarios......preferably in landscape :cool:
 
Novak Conversions Jeep Wrangler TJ engine mounts