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Aug 29, 2010 | 08:43 PM

KoSC300

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Need Help with Engine Knock

While driving up to Lake George this weekend, my brothers stock 98 GS4, began knocking like crazy. We arent really too great with engines and was hoping somewhere here would be able to chime in on what the issue may be. Is the engine pretty much gone?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hA_ixPpthtU

Aug 29, 2010 | 08:56 PM

FrankT

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Take the serpentine belt off and run the motor with out it to see if that noise is there.

...please tell me its the ac compressor or some debris in a pulley!

Aug 29, 2010 | 09:02 PM

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sounds like its running on one cylinder.

Aug 29, 2010 | 10:21 PM

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stop driving the car, have a tech take a look at it. That actually sounds like my last car when I blew the engine, the timing had gone on the car. Basically had the top end go on me and it killed my journals. They required a machinist to redo it or purchase a new top end. I opted to part my car.

Aug 29, 2010 | 11:11 PM

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sounds like a main bearing gone

Aug 30, 2010 | 09:15 AM

tinman

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oh man, that sounds like lower end rod knock.

Unfortunately, this is not a minor repair and will require a shop that can disassemble engines. I've never seen a 1UZ-FE do this.