bag of rocks sound below 2500rpm gone above

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Originally Posted by sh0rtlife

because i didnt want to have an engine brace in my way i have a stand under the engine supporting it on the lift...or the pan would allready be off

i still have to find the other timing guide bolt and washer.......no clue where they are

should also mention if flushed the engine out with a gallon of parts washer to get the shavings and gunk out as much as possible

timing covers on so ill get things bolted up and the pan off and see what kind of nasty comes out...cracked open the old VVT and it basicly dumped fine glitter

get yourself a thread repair kit and you can drill and put thread repair inserts in, Glad its not the bottom end bro thats the main thing all of this stuff is easy compared to having to find a new motor.

I can't believe Toyota never put a stethoscope on the engine to listen for where the rattle was, below 2.5k rpm rattle is a dead giveaway to chain tensioner problems. My mechanic friend who taught me to swing a wrecnh shown me how to use a large screw driver as a stethoscope by placing the handle end agaisnt your ear and the other end agaisnt where ever you think the rattle is and listen while it runs, you can narrow it down a lot before you start. Worth remembing if you have a rattle in the future.