2000 Toyota Celica 2000 Toyota Celica GT-S Engine knock/rat

2000 TOYOTA CELICA
12,000 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • MANUAL
Avatar
WAYNETRD
  • MEMBER
  • 1 POST
My 2000 Toyota celica gt-s has a knock/rattle in the engine around the timing chain area, it's a metal on metal sound and it only happens around 3,000 to 4,500 RPM's it dosnt affect the preformence of the car it's just a horrable
sound any clue what it could be?
Aug 2, 2010 at 2:11 AM
Advertisement
Avatar
MHPAUTOS
  • CERTIFIED EXPERT
  • 31,937 POSTS
Hi there,

With out actually hearing this noise it is a bit hard to tell, but i would be checking the oil pressure with a mechanical gauge and checking the timing chain & tensioner, start here.

mark (mhpautos)
Aug 2, 2010 at 6:00 AM