Help Rattling noise!!

[abdow]

i have a 92 hatch. couple months ago the car has been making a rattling noise coming from the engine. at first it was sort of quiet but now its really loud. the noise starts when i turn my car on and normally it would stop right after but now i just always hear it. i looked under the hood and the noise sounds like its coming from the engine but idk. sometimes when i start my car it it doesnt. i have to start couple times then it starts.

[ELEMENT692121]

timing chain tensioners and or guides .. there prone to failure on the ka .. when you hear a rattle on a ka thats usually the culprit ..

[nisssan-drive]

Could just be a heat shield rattling try taking them off to see if it still makes the noise, it very simple.

[importdude]

im having the same exact problemright after i switched back to stock cams and removed both guides

[abdow]

look at the picture. i marked where the rattling is coming from.

ps:this isnt my car.got the picture from google.

[codyace]

timing chain tensioners and or guides .. there prone to failure on the ka .. when you hear a rattle on a ka thats usually the culprit ..

For sure. I can't even count how many Altimas and 240's that I've done this to!

[777aaron]

Trust us its the timing chain,we would'nt lead you astray in this cause we've all been through it before.Anybody who knows these cars knows this dreaded sound.

[verSat1l3]

Yes its the timing chain guards. If you search the archived posts you will get hundreds of posts like this. Also I can tell you from personal experience that if you dont fix this, the guards will eventually snap off and cause some real damage to your motor.

[abdow]

what and how can i do that??

[verSat1l3]

pull the valve cover and top timing chain cover. Remove the guards(not the tensioner) on the top timing chain. Throw them away. Replace the covers and drink beer.

If you need more specifics than that, download the manual which is linked to in my sig.

[abdow]

pull the valve cover and top timing chain cover. Remove the guards(not the tensioner) on the top timing chain. Throw them away. Replace the covers and drink beer.

If you need more specifics than that, download the manual which is linked to in my sig.

ok i downloaded Engine Mechanical (EM). do i have to replace or revove the guard??

ps:i don't drink but I'll have a hot chocolate with you buddy.

[nissanpunkrock]

if its the timing chain guide it would do it all the time when you rev the motor and let off the gas the slack will slap the guild and you would here it

if it just does it when you start then quites sounds like its an oil pressure issuemy se-r did that and still does and it has 230000 miles started about 150000but may not be bad idea to check your oil pressure

my 2 cent

[abdow]

if its the timing chain guide it would do it all the time when you rev the motor and let off the gas the slack will slap the guild and you would here it

if it just does it when you start then quites sounds like its an oil pressure issuemy se-r did that and still does and it has 230000 miles started about 150000but may not be bad idea to check your oil pressure

my 2 cent

then it has to be timing chain guide

[verSat1l3]

ok i downloaded Engine Mechanical (EM). do i have to replace or revove the guard??

Just remove the guards and throw them away(upper chain ONLY), but you might consider replacing the tensioner. If you wanna go all out crazy you can replace the lower timing cover which would include the oil pump, but that'll be at least double the work. There's a lot of stuff to remove to go that route... I'd just do the guards and tensioner if you can get away with it.

Quote »ps:i don't drink but I'll have a hot chocolate with you buddy.[/quote]gah! kids these days...
Modified by verSat1l3 at 9:57 AM 3/27/2008

[abdow]

Just remove the guards and throw them away(upper chain ONLY), but you might consider replacing the tensioner. If you wanna go all out crazy you can replace the lower timing cover which would include the oil pump, but that'll be at least double the work. There's a lot of stuff to remove to go that route... I'd just do the guards and tensioner if you can get away with it.

gah! kids these days...

Modified by verSat1l3 at 9:57 AM 3/27/2008

i forgot to reply to this. i did what you said and that fixed it. thanks alot..