is it even possible i have rod knock already?

[corey240]

so i rebuilt my motor with oem stuff aside from nismo crank bolts, arp hs, cometic hg. its got between 500-1k miles on it. if i stick my head down towards the belts you can hear this feight tick noise, its not the injectors and pretty shore not the lifterss since i bled them befor, im gona do them again though. is this comin in the sr or is my motor ****ed up already? btw, how many miles should i get befor going to a drift event or autox?

[S14-KOUKI-MONSTER]

Yes it's definately possible, but if it's a faint noise I don't think that's what it would be. A rod knock will be quite loud, and is more pronounced when you rev the engine. If the sound doesn't increase with speed, then I would believe that's not the issue.We just had a brand new cop car at our shop with 600 km, which is less than 400 miles, and that thing had a rod knock that you could hear from a block away.

[corey240]

no mines a feighnt noise. im really nervous about it, i havnt drove the crap out of the car, iv got on it a couple times but nothing near redline, and thats more recently knowings its got about 1k on it, when can i go to the track?

[doridori23]

Did you touch anything in the head? Are you familiar with a lifter tap noise? What was the extent of the rebuild?

A common problem when people rodo engines is they use a Roloc disc to clean gaskets and they have no idea that the shavings from these little discs get into the motor and it is like having liquid sandpaper in the engine. VERY BAD!! Use a razor-blade or other hard scraper, take your time and do not rush. Haste makes waste.

[IanS]

it could just be a little piston slap, does it happen all the time or only during warm up

[silentvoice71]

im not sure but would a comp test show he has a potential rod knock problem?????

[doridori23]

Compression test would show if the sleeves are too loose (honed out too large) and the pistons are walking in the cylinder, rings not sized out correctly, head gasket leak, valve leak, etc but as far as a loose bearing it will not aid you in troubleshooting.

[FSUDrifter]

how is your oil pressure?