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stealthy1ss
09-27-2008, 11:03 PM
I need a little help from some of you engine people. My problem is that my timing chain or something in that area is getting louder and louder. It actually sounds like the timing chain is hitting the valve cover. My thoughts are that the timing chain its self is bad, the timing chain tensioner is bad, or the timing chain guide is bad. Here is a video of a cold start and you can definately tell that the car is not happy.

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=43649997
That_Guy
09-28-2008, 10:02 AM
take the valve cove off tyler.. pretty simple... if there is slack in the chain you you'll see it.. .....

the gasket is a rubber gasket and can be re-used if your dont stretch it out.
Sprayaway Fox
09-28-2008, 11:50 AM
What kind of car? its hard to see in the video. An SS camaro, cobalt? Racket does not sound happy though
That_Guy
09-28-2008, 06:18 PM
What kind of car? its hard to see in the video. An SS camaro, cobalt? Racket does not sound happy though

its a cobalt... and its the timing tensioner... tyler is just to afraid to take off the valve cover
lilws6
09-28-2008, 08:26 PM
just pull the damn cover already its simple take about 11 or so bolts out and wala the covers off and u can check the chain. i would buy a new gasket any ways as they prolly arn't much more then $15 just incase it stretches i've had problems gettig valve covers to seal again and needed new gaskets to fix. just my opinion
stealthy1ss
10-01-2008, 06:38 PM
I just dropped the car off at the dealer without removing anything. What would taking the valve cover just to check things out do besides tell me what I already know.
That_Guy
10-01-2008, 06:58 PM
with out taking off the valve cover i already know... ya know
stealthy1ss
10-01-2008, 07:17 PM
After thinking about all the options all signs point to the tentioner cause it would only do it when decelerating. Now we will find out if they will warrenty it.

Nate on a side note, if you need some tires for your wheels (bent on included :rolf). I will have my hands on a pair of Yoko's Perada's (sp ?). They are 205/45/17.
That_Guy
10-01-2008, 08:29 PM
After thinking about all the options all signs point to the tentioner cause it would only do it when decelerating. Now we will find out if they will warrenty it.

Nate on a side note, if you need some tires for your wheels (bent on included :rolf). I will have my hands on a pair of Yoko's Perada's (sp ?). They are 205/45/17.

free?:D
stealthy1ss
10-02-2008, 05:19 PM
free?:D

Small fee. Took the car in and it was the tensioner.
That_Guy
10-02-2008, 09:25 PM
pm me with the small fee...
stealthy1ss
10-02-2008, 09:28 PM
I need to see them first.
That_Guy
10-02-2008, 09:50 PM
ok..