Quote Originally Posted by paroxysym View Post
well.... found the source of the sound- bad crankshaft pulley. after stopping for gas yesterday and popping the hood while it was running, you can see the crankshaft pulley has some play it in at idle, theres a bit of a wobble to it.

so im thinking ill be ordering a new one from rockauto, local shop wants $200 to install it
$200 to install a crank pulley?!?!? You can do that yourself. I'd recommend changing out the front seal while the pulley is off.