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misnomer · 01-21-2003, 12:31 AM

I assume it's a timing chain issue, I don't know what else under there would be causing it. The motor rattles/ticks at idle, but smooths out when given a little gas. I can hold it at 1000 rpms and don't hear anything.

Is this a serious enough problem that I should deal with it immediately, or ever? :P I've heard about this before, so figure it's a fairly common issue. Are the upper timing chain guides all that need to be replaced, or do I need to pull the entire front cover off of the engine?

01-21-2003, 12:31 AM	#1
misnomer Nissanaholic! Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Nevada Posts: 2,293 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Ticking under the valve cover at idle I assume it's a timing chain issue, I don't know what else under there would be causing it. The motor rattles/ticks at idle, but smooths out when given a little gas. I can hold it at 1000 rpms and don't hear anything. Is this a serious enough problem that I should deal with it immediately, or ever? :P I've heard about this before, so figure it's a fairly common issue. Are the upper timing chain guides all that need to be replaced, or do I need to pull the entire front cover off of the engine? __________________ Rowsdower saves us and saves all the world!