ok, i got my car running and clutch working but i think i have a more critical problem.. when i run it, at about 2500rpm i start to hear a rattle in the bottom of my engine almost like something internal is loose.. could this be a pushrod?? connector rod?? as long as i dont run it hard how long will the engine go without blowing? thanks for any help..

 

common guys i really need input, i need help, is this gonna blow my engine, do you know what it might be?

 

what kind of rattle. like a ticking sound.

 

no its not a ticking it is rattle, sounds kind of like metal smacking metal.. i think it is a connector rod, does that sound possible.. oh, and i just checked my oil and there were VERY small metal shavings in it.. and when i drive it, i think it is loosing power.. i think it is done for... any input??

 

and every now and then i get a ticking in my head but i think it is a sticky valve it only does it when it is cold

 

Sounds like a main bearing : )

 

so if it is a main bearing, how long is it untill it blows up all the way? I dont know much about internal work and i dont have the time or money to tear it apart.. as long as i dont get on it much will it last a little while??

 

There really is no telling. But not long. Next few weeks im thinking

 

im skrewed then, i knew i should have bought a mother-effing american car after i was told not to get an eclipse.. but nooo i liked the BODY too much, didnt think about the ENGINE quality.. damnit

 

this happened to me right before i blew mine up..mine was ticking though because my dumba$$ didnt put oil back in after i replaced the flexplate..