Engine knocking on the front of the engine that gets faster when accelerating?

1998 CHEVROLET CAMARO
102,000 MILES • 3.8L • V6 • 2WD • AUTOMATIC
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LOGANM1031
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The noise stops after 3rd gear, my car jerks back and forth if I hit the gas too hard. There's a really bad smell coming from my engine, and my tensioner pulley is squeaking.
Sep 27, 2022 at 2:05 AM
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It sounds like you might have a rod bearing, cracked piston or a blown handbasket between two cylinders. Can you please shoot a quick video with your phone so I can hear the engine noise? That way I can tell for sure what's going on. You can upload it here with your response. We can start by doing a compression test. This guide can help you:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-test-engine-compression

Please go over this guide and report back. As far as the "tensioner pulley is squeaking" please start another question, we handle one problem per thread.
Sep 27, 2022 at 11:09 AM