sadly i believe i have a bad rod/bearing or something of that sort because im hearing a distinct rod knocking sound from my engine, its not that loud but its noticeable. was hoping someone could tell me what my options were ie: new engine, rebuild this one, etc.... also what kind of prices would i be looking at for those?

 

oh yeah i forgot to mention im probly gonna be taking the turbo kit off the car soon and selling it so that might get rid of the rebuilding the engine option.

 

are you sure its a rod and not just a valve.. toyotas are known for loud valvetrains.. mine tap also..

 

you should check the valves on it. also try checking the time it might be a little off. well i suggest you just try fixing it it would be worth then just buying a whole new engine.

 

i understand that toyotas are know for loud valvetrains but this is more of a distinct clacking sound. how would i got about checking to see if a rod or valve is bad? a compression test? idk thats for the help in advance

 

Yeah I'd do all the engine test to know what you have on your hands before you go any further.

 

what other tests r there that i could do besides the compression test?

 

leak down test

 

whats would a leak down test results indicate? and how is it performed?

 

This sums it up pretty good

http://www.type2.com/library/engineg/leaktst.htm

Good luck, maybe get a vid so we can hear what it sounds like

 

wtf is a compression test going to do for a rod knock

drop the pan and check the oil pickup screen for pieces of ur bearings

 

A compression test is not going to tell you if a rod is knocking.

First of all... what does it sound like? Does it sound like it matches engine speed, or half engine speed? This will tell you some about whether it is top end or bottom end. Does it change with engine speed? If you slowly rev it up to about 3500 rpm and back off the throttle, does it make it sound worse? Is it a ticking, a knocking, etc?

If you really think you have a rod knocking, as mentioned, pull the oil pan. You may or may not find metal easilly, depending on how bad it is. However, once the pan is pulled you can also check play in the bearings and go from there.

 

i would go to a toyota dealer.. (different from the dealership you bought the car) and just ask a mechanic to listen.

 

did.you just install a tq dampner? IF so...it makes the engine sound like ___ in the cabin...does the knock go away when you rev it?

 

i wouldn't even think about taking the car for mechanical issues they are bunch of retards plus they try charging you 100 bucks an hour so if there go to the restroom you are paying them to take a dump. try going to someone you know for a honest opinion.

 

I know when i put headers on my car as soon as i started it up i had a knocking sound almost like a lifter was hitting my valve cover or something. I had stripped out a stud and thought maybe it fell into my cylinder. Im in the airforce and we have a boroscope small camera i stuck it down in there and looked around and saw nothing. I never did figure out the problem it just went away. It went with engine speed and was not constant sometimes all the time, sometimes in and out. It was really werid but after it went a way did a compression test and everything was good. I read somewere on here that the difference in back pressure could cause a lifter to "float", thats what it said so dont take my word on it.

 

If you need any stock parts for the motor i have a extra motor that is getting parted out nothing big nothing honed or bored but let me know

 

Could be the timing chain guides... Check to make sure there is tension on the chain... I have seen 2 tC's with broken guides that ran fine with good vac but had a rattling that sounded like it was coming from the head.

 

wow, you haven't met any good technicians then.

And most technicians are on flat rate (i.e. they get paid however much it costs to do the job. If the job pays 1 hour and they do it in 5, they only get paid for that 1 hour. So if they were taking a dump for 4 hours, they don't get paid.)

Sorry for the off-topic, but I am a technician and would like to think that I am not a "grease monkey/retarded".

 

you should get a diesel job...its easier and ya get paid hourly...and most jobs start you at 17-25 bux an hour