# 1999 engine making a clanging sound **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** toyota, camry\ **Created:** [February 21, 2018, 7:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-engine-making-a-clanging-sound/112607 "2018-02-21T19:02:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Shihan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shihan/32/4613_2.png) [@Shihan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Shihan)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2018, 7:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-engine-making-a-clanging-sound/112607/1 "2018-02-21T19:02:48Z")
My car has 400,000 miles and is beginning to make a clanging sound. Please help ---
**Author:** ![ledhed75](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f6c823/32.png) [@ledhed75](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ledhed75)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2018, 7:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-engine-making-a-clanging-sound/112607/2 "2018-02-21T19:04:34Z")
Please tell us more. Has the car been maintained well? Describe the “clanging”. Is it coming from the engine? Does it increase/decrease with engine RPMs? Anything else unusual happen lately with the car? ---
**Author:** ![COROLLAGUY1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/corollaguy1/32/7575_2.png) [@COROLLAGUY1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/COROLLAGUY1)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2018, 1:16am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-engine-making-a-clanging-sound/112607/3 "2018-02-22T01:16:55Z")
> [@Shihan](#): > > My car has 400,000 miles and is beginning to make a clanging sound. Please help Send us a picture of your odometer. ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2018, 1:20am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-engine-making-a-clanging-sound/112607/4 "2018-02-22T01:20:12Z")
> [@COROLLAGUY1](#): > > Send us a picture of your odometer. Why… ---
**Author:** ![COROLLAGUY1](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/corollaguy1/32/7575_2.png) [@COROLLAGUY1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/COROLLAGUY1)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2018, 1:23am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-engine-making-a-clanging-sound/112607/5 "2018-02-22T01:23:11Z")
I see a lot of them in the junkyard not reaching the 250k miles ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2018, 2:28am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-engine-making-a-clanging-sound/112607/6 "2018-02-22T02:28:50Z")
Which would imply that OP has been taking good care of his Camry ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2018, 2:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-engine-making-a-clanging-sound/112607/7 "2018-02-22T02:33:38Z")
About the closest thing to “clanging” I’ve heard in any of my cars is when an accessory belt starts to fray a little. Or one time a pebble got in the hubcap sort of a clanging sound resulted. Beyond that, OP should post back w/more info. Model year, were it sounds like it is coming from and under what conditions? Idling or driving at 60 mph, etc. Good for you for keeping your Camry on the road for 400K btw 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![db4690](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/db4690/32/2583_2.png) [@db4690](https://community.cartalk.com/u/db4690)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2018, 2:35am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-engine-making-a-clanging-sound/112607/8 "2018-02-22T02:35:20Z")
An audio clip would be helpful ---
**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2018, 6:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-engine-making-a-clanging-sound/112607/9 "2018-02-22T06:03:28Z")
Loose torque converter bolts can make a clanging noise. Have either the engine or transmission been out of the car. ---
**Author:** ![Shihan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shihan/32/4613_2.png) [@Shihan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Shihan)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2018, 12:06pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-engine-making-a-clanging-sound/112607/10 "2018-02-22T12:06:25Z")
No sir. It has just 400,000 hard miles……It sounds like the engine is losing compression. Roderick A. Senior ![|690x0](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/2X/6/677f06bdf711468707faf594c72c7993f90d2513.png) ---
**Author:** ![Shihan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shihan/32/4613_2.png) [@Shihan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Shihan)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2018, 12:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-engine-making-a-clanging-sound/112607/11 "2018-02-22T12:26:45Z")
I will get that clip to you today. Roderick A. Senior ![|690x0](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/2X/6/677f06bdf711468707faf594c72c7993f90d2513.png) ---
**Author:** ![Shihan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shihan/32/4613_2.png) [@Shihan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Shihan)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2018, 12:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-engine-making-a-clanging-sound/112607/12 "2018-02-22T12:31:03Z")
This is a 1999 Toyota Camry. 4 cylinder. I started out as a ticking sound. Now the sound is more pronounced. When I step on the accelerator the ticking becomes faster. I try not to push it past 50 mph. It definitely feels like the engine is struggling. I am guessing that there is a loose piston or something of that nature. Roderick A. Senior ![|690x0](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/2X/6/677f06bdf711468707faf594c72c7993f90d2513.png) ---
**Author:** ![Shihan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shihan/32/4613_2.png) [@Shihan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Shihan)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2018, 12:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-engine-making-a-clanging-sound/112607/13 "2018-02-22T12:31:34Z")
I will get the clip out this morning. Roderick A. Senior ![|690x0](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/2X/6/677f06bdf711468707faf594c72c7993f90d2513.png) ---
**Author:** ![Shihan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shihan/32/4613_2.png) [@Shihan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Shihan)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2018, 12:32pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-engine-making-a-clanging-sound/112607/14 "2018-02-22T12:32:13Z")
This is a 1999 Toyota Camry. 4 cylinder. I started out as a ticking sound. Now the sound is more pronounced. When I step on the accelerator the ticking becomes faster. I try not to push it past 50 mph. It definitely feels like the engine is struggling. I am guessing that there is a loose piston or something of that nature. Roderick A. Senior Roderick A. Senior ![|690x0](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/2X/6/677f06bdf711468707faf594c72c7993f90d2513.png) ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2018, 3:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-engine-making-a-clanging-sound/112607/15 "2018-02-22T15:36:28Z")
If is anything INside the engine, as you suspect, this engine is ready for the scrap pile. If it is inside the engine, large noises usually mean something is ready to come OUT of the engine. ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2018, 4:20pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-engine-making-a-clanging-sound/112607/16 "2018-02-22T16:20:01Z")
I think you have gotten all the use this vehicle can provide and putting any large amounts of money is not wise. You are perfect candidate for a new vehicle to also reach a high number of miles. Besides the safety improvements since 1999 are great. ---
**Author:** ![Cavell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/cavell/32/43396_2.png) [@Cavell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Cavell)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2018, 5:52pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-engine-making-a-clanging-sound/112607/17 "2018-02-22T17:52:00Z")
like the roadkill episode where they blew the motor in a prius. it had 270k and they beat it too death and than crushed it with a tank. some stuff on tv is just idiotic. ---
**Author:** ![TwinTurbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@TwinTurbo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/TwinTurbo)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2018, 8:36pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-engine-making-a-clanging-sound/112607/18 "2018-02-22T20:36:17Z")
> [@Mustangman](#): > > If it is inside the engine, large noises usually mean something is ready to come OUT of the engine. 😄 I hear you knocking but you can’t come in… ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2018, 9:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-engine-making-a-clanging-sound/112607/19 "2018-02-22T21:55:03Z")
Fats Domino’s version, please! ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/48514_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2018, 10:18pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-engine-making-a-clanging-sound/112607/20 "2018-02-22T22:18:50Z")
A clanging noise? Hmmmm… Perhaps it is coming from the bell housing! I’m sorry. The Devil made me type that… 😉 [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/1999-engine-making-a-clanging-sound/112607.md?page=2)