It’s an aftermarket. I bench tested it and it was fine. Doesn’t sound like a dragging of the starter. Possibly coincidental.Hey, if it started after you replaced the starter, I wonder if the starter is dragging after you crank it up. Did you put on oem or an aftermarket starter? Is your oil pressure good when you start it? Could be a coincidence.
I do change my own oil. Fact is, I don’t let any mechanic work on my truck.Hmm, do you change your own oil? I have heard of places that sabotagee Oil filters and cause problems. I would try an additive before losing hope. I had a knock in an old Blazer with a 4.3. I bought some prolong and it stopped. Ran for another 3000 miles before it went. You said it had a lot of miles on it, but still.. those are tuff engines. I have heard lifters sound like rod bearings. I always run a quart of Lucas oil stabilizer when I do an oil change. I thought mine was trying to knock. So far so good. I'll ask my Brother, he works on yotas all the time.
Hi Tony, Welcome to the forum. My name is Ken and I live in South Florida and own a 2003 SR5 With about 147,000 miles on it. I do as much work on it as I can with the exception of the more complicated stuff such as changing the timing belt or more recently, replacing rear wheel bearings which I farm out to a neighbor who is a full-time tech for Subaru but works out of his garage on weekends and seems to have that magic touch.Heck yeah, that should do it! Hopefully it holds together.