gunwalder

Hello all. Thanks for having this forum so I can throw this question out.

I have a 92 Stanza that I bought new in 91. It has 141000 miles on it, and with the exeption of the current problem, runs pretty well.

For about the last 20000 miles it has developed a noisy rattle in the engine compartment. Initially the noise was only there once the engine was hot and I was idling. Now, at idle, it rattles all the time. Once I get up to speed it seems to go away, just at low speeds or idle does it rattle. It does seem to burn about 1 quart of oil a month.

About 10000 miles ago the timing chain wore a hole through the timing chain cover, causing a huge oil leak, and a very pricey repair bill. I fear that the hole was just a result of a larger problem that we never really got fixed.

I guess I am just looking to see if there are known issues with the timing chain, or if this is something else, maybe lifters, etc. Is there a more common problem out there that is happening?

Any thoughts or direction on this would be greatly appreciated.

TIA,

Mike