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Some times it has a loud knoking when you start it up! oil presure good.

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If this sound only happens when you first start it in the morning, and then goes away, then you are experiencing either lifter ticking, or piston slap. These both are fairly normal for this vehicle when it's getting higher in the miles, and before the oil gets to all the parts. Once you shut the engine off, the oil drains down, and it has to recirculate some of it. This takes a couple of seconds sometimes, and you hear this knocking sound when it happens, especially if it's cold out, or you are using thicker oil than recommended.
If the knocking sound continues after the vehicle has been running, then you need to have someone check it out for sure, because you could have a connecting rod knocking. This means that your engine is about to go, and you should not drive it.

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