Rattleing noise from the valve cover area

guitarsage · Oct 18th, 2006, 03:38 PM

Sounds like it is coming from the head. My friend thinks that it may be my tensioner since it does move a little bit, but I believe it is supposed to move a bit.

Sounds like it is coming from the center under the valve cover, don't know what it is, but doesnt sound good.
Here are some vids I took with my phone.
they are 3gp but I believe quicktime and realplayer will play it;
http://strangenetworks.com/2.3gp
http://strangenetworks.com/3.3gp

KDragon · Oct 18th, 2006, 05:12 PM

I had an eagel summit that sounded like that and it died about 30 mi later

guitarsage · Oct 18th, 2006, 07:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KDragon

I had an eagel summit that sounded like that and it died about 30 mi later

Hope not, I don't have a job or a backup plan for a car.
I already drove it about 50 miles like that.
I think it made that noise before, but a week later it was fine again.

miss_my_altima · Oct 19th, 2006, 04:23 PM

I am far from an expert but my car didn't sound that bad and the top chain guide broke and fell down in the cover. After my car died I took it apart and found the chain broken and all of my intake valves are open. (They don't come back up to follow the cam lobes). I don't know if the chain guide jammed my chain and caused it to break or not but I wish I could go back and remove that guide and change the upper timing chain. just my $0.02.
Good luck

altyourmind · Oct 21st, 2006, 04:37 AM

check out you idler pully and bracket

LONDONDERRY · Oct 24th, 2006, 08:49 AM

Timing chain guide is causing the problem