unmuffled engine noise only in 1st gear (lemmy.world)

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Hey yall, not sure if this is the right place for this, but I figured I'd give it a shot.

When I accelerate from a stop, I hear what sounds like unmuffled engine noise that sounds like it's coming from near the front of the car. It's not a complete roar like the muffler fell off but it's way louder than I'm used to. After I hit 2nd gear (automatic) the noise essentially stops and it sounds normal again. The sound can't be reproduced in neutral. I inspected what I could and the exhaust line is rusty but doesn't appear to be broken. I also don't see any issues with mileage.

Anyone have any ideas?

And if this isn't the right place, can someone direct me to the right place?

Jeep Grand Cherokee 2012 Automatic V6

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[-] ironhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

My bet is: Motor mounts are weak, causing engine to rock excessively under load, rocking caused an exhaust donut to wear excessively, when under load the engine rocks enough to lift the donut from it's sealing surface and leak.

Test: put the engine in drive, parking brake on, left foot hard on the brake. Press accelerator to load the engine. Does it leak? Try reverse (loading the engine in the opposite direction) if it still leaks it's only load dependent not rocking dependent.

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