valvetrane noise!!

[Kinzer Rs13gTR]

Alright.... I picked up a 91 240sx.had it a month. And drove to Albany NY!!and back..... to Orlando that is.The car is now making a wonderful noise from what sounds like, the valve cover! I pull it off... and this T-bracket, that sits over the top of the timing chains between the CAM gears, literally snapped ahead of its mounting bolts. Its a stock KA24.So it is sitting in place, but rattling, and jumping off of the chain/gears as the engine is running.

My question to all of you is: "Have any of you seen this happen, do you knowif it is safe to run the engine without it! And is this a part I can get replaced at my local dealer, or elsewhere!!

[nismoracingsx]

LOL, don't panic my friend, those POS plastic chain guides are one of the most common things to break first on our beloved 240s. Good news is, the one you're lookin at is not needed, nissan said its alright to take that thing off and leave it off

welcome to the forums and don't forget to use the search function, most of the questions you'll come up with early on have probably already been answered many times.