Quote Originally Posted by WormGod View Post
From the showroom floor, my VX always had "some" knock to it. On some vehicles, knock is a "feature", like on Subarus. Boxer engines come with a luxurious slight knock that you get used to. I always assumed this was pretty much the case with our 3.5.

Since putting my S/C in though, the knock has increased slightly as well as the added S/C ticking. The knocking got much quieter when I switched to synthetic, but by the next oil change, it was back. I did some heavy inspecting when I had the engine torn down when I did the S/C install, but nothing stood out. I guess its just one of those things....

Good luck and keep us posted.
yes in my research i found that a small knock is ok. however it sounds like something "inside" the block wants to get "outside". im going down the dealer in a few to talk to the mechanic. ill keep you all posted