2016 Chevy Trax. 80K miles. When accelerating, and directly related to rpm. Slow chirp with low rpm, fast chirp with higher rpm. Does not happen in park. Will happen when in drive but holding car with brake. Notice that is stops in between shifts. Really does sound like a cricket. What is this? Belt, pulley? Coming from engine bay.
Update: seems to be coming from oil fill cap. When I take off cap, idle drops and runs a little rough. Some snot looking gunk build up on cap. Pulled dipstick and looks fine. Coolant looks fine.
When pulling sipstick I can hear a hissing/whistling. But I don't notice anything when I cover the pcv valve with my finger.. maybe a very faint hiss?
EDIT SOLVED
after searching youtube, everyone was ponting to a bad pcv valve, which is integrated into the valve cover. Or Crank seal.
But I stumbled across a video which said to check for loose spark plugs. Figured I would start there as the cheapest and easiest fix. In fact they were loose! Tightened and no more crickets!
Update: seems to be coming from oil fill cap. When I take off cap, idle drops and runs a little rough. Some snot looking gunk build up on cap. Pulled dipstick and looks fine. Coolant looks fine.
When pulling sipstick I can hear a hissing/whistling. But I don't notice anything when I cover the pcv valve with my finger.. maybe a very faint hiss?
EDIT SOLVED
after searching youtube, everyone was ponting to a bad pcv valve, which is integrated into the valve cover. Or Crank seal.
But I stumbled across a video which said to check for loose spark plugs. Figured I would start there as the cheapest and easiest fix. In fact they were loose! Tightened and no more crickets!
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