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DoriftoPnoy · 08-29-2005, 01:48 PM

After coming back from my first day of college, I start to hear this rattling sound as i accelerate and it gets louder as i keep going. Now i'm thinking its my turbo because I feel like i'm not boosting. I won't be able to look at my turbo til it cools down and it was smoking somewhat when i opened my hood. On top of that I'm leaking a lot of oil whenever I accelerate. No idea where it's coming from right now. I'm waiting for my friend's floorjack and we're gunna take a look. I'll keep posting if I have any more problems. My questions now is if anyone has had this problem before or heard of it and knows a solution. Btw I have a S14 SR20DET.

DoriftoPnoy · 08-30-2005, 01:42 AM

Turns out its not my turbo. Oil seems to spill out somewhere on the passenger side of the engine. My alternator is covered in oil.... The rattling seems to be a timing chain problem. Now people say all i have to do is take off the timing chain guide at the top? How does this solve the rattling problem?

infinitexsound · 08-30-2005, 02:42 AM

what kind setup would help... u might wanna check ur valve cover gasket...

mandoz85 · 08-30-2005, 11:34 AM

check your oil filter it may be loose

statik · 08-30-2005, 01:00 PM

sounds EXACTLY like my problem, your rings are shot, the boost your turbo is making is blowing past the rings, exiting out of the valve cover and taking lots of oil with it, the rattling noise is probably due to the fact that you have no oil anymore and no oil pressure to keep tension on the chain. Do a compression check.

08-29-2005, 01:48 PM	#1
DoriftoPnoy Zilvia Addict Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SoCal 818 Posts: 715 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	big oil leak and really loud rattling After coming back from my first day of college, I start to hear this rattling sound as i accelerate and it gets louder as i keep going. Now i'm thinking its my turbo because I feel like i'm not boosting. I won't be able to look at my turbo til it cools down and it was smoking somewhat when i opened my hood. On top of that I'm leaking a lot of oil whenever I accelerate. No idea where it's coming from right now. I'm waiting for my friend's floorjack and we're gunna take a look. I'll keep posting if I have any more problems. My questions now is if anyone has had this problem before or heard of it and knows a solution. Btw I have a S14 SR20DET. __________________

08-30-2005, 01:42 AM	#2
DoriftoPnoy Zilvia Addict Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: SoCal 818 Posts: 715 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	Turns out its not my turbo. Oil seems to spill out somewhere on the passenger side of the engine. My alternator is covered in oil.... The rattling seems to be a timing chain problem. Now people say all i have to do is take off the timing chain guide at the top? How does this solve the rattling problem? __________________

08-30-2005, 11:34 AM	#4
mandoz85 Zilvia Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Las Vegas, NV Age: 39 Posts: 207 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: mandoz85 Feedback Score: 0 reviews	check your oil filter it may be loose __________________

08-30-2005, 01:00 PM	#5
statik Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Long Island, NY Age: 40 Posts: 1,358 Trader Rating: (0) Rides Gallery: statik Feedback Score: 0 reviews	sounds EXACTLY like my problem, your rings are shot, the boost your turbo is making is blowing past the rings, exiting out of the valve cover and taking lots of oil with it, the rattling noise is probably due to the fact that you have no oil anymore and no oil pressure to keep tension on the chain. Do a compression check. __________________ 97 240sx esaarr \| Current Status: SOLD

08-30-2005, 02:42 AM	#3
infinitexsound Post Whore! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: INtraweb Age: 42 Posts: 3,522 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	what kind setup would help... u might wanna check ur valve cover gasket...