So a month ago I started having issues with a really bad noise coming from my engine. It sounded like a rod knock and many people diagnosed it as that. This is the thread for it: http://www.moddedmustangs.com/forums/99-04/308393-knocking-noise-2000-2100-rpm.html
So I decided to pull the engine and see what needed to be done. We dropped the oil pan and found metal shavings and even full pieces of metal. Also there was some orange plastic. We removed the valve covers and timing cover and discovered that there was damage to the timing chain. The tensioner spring broke and the metal plate that presses down on the chain guide broke off which was the piece of metal I found in the oil screen. A lso the chain was pretty rough too. The plastic chain guides broke apart and explains for the orange plastic as well.
We checked the crank and there was no damage to it and no play in the pistons so we concluded that it was not a rod bearing or anything related to that.
We got the car back together and right away we could hear the noise. I really hope it is something stupid, but I really need your help. I just spent $700+ on the timing chain kit, new clutch, flywheel resurfacing, gaskets, etc. The link to this post is here: http://www.moddedmustangs.com/forums/99-04/310485-timing-chain-replacement-kit.html
At this point I am really considering just beating the **** out of this engine and just picking up a junk yard engine for 500$ and just use whats left from mine and sell what I can off this engine. I really don't want it to come to this, plus I don'y want to get stuck anywhere with my car completely crapping out.
Today I drove 100 miles for a cruise and car show. The noise is not always present (can not hear at idle, lower than 2k RPM, higher rpm(could just be because car is really loud)). I have a video from my gopro of the noise. When I get on it there is no power loss and the car preforms better than it ever has. I just really wish I could solve this problem. The video below you can clearly hear the noise and when I get on it I still have all the power I am supposed to have.
So I decided to pull the engine and see what needed to be done. We dropped the oil pan and found metal shavings and even full pieces of metal. Also there was some orange plastic. We removed the valve covers and timing cover and discovered that there was damage to the timing chain. The tensioner spring broke and the metal plate that presses down on the chain guide broke off which was the piece of metal I found in the oil screen. A lso the chain was pretty rough too. The plastic chain guides broke apart and explains for the orange plastic as well.
We checked the crank and there was no damage to it and no play in the pistons so we concluded that it was not a rod bearing or anything related to that.
We got the car back together and right away we could hear the noise. I really hope it is something stupid, but I really need your help. I just spent $700+ on the timing chain kit, new clutch, flywheel resurfacing, gaskets, etc. The link to this post is here: http://www.moddedmustangs.com/forums/99-04/310485-timing-chain-replacement-kit.html
At this point I am really considering just beating the **** out of this engine and just picking up a junk yard engine for 500$ and just use whats left from mine and sell what I can off this engine. I really don't want it to come to this, plus I don'y want to get stuck anywhere with my car completely crapping out.
Today I drove 100 miles for a cruise and car show. The noise is not always present (can not hear at idle, lower than 2k RPM, higher rpm(could just be because car is really loud)). I have a video from my gopro of the noise. When I get on it there is no power loss and the car preforms better than it ever has. I just really wish I could solve this problem. The video below you can clearly hear the noise and when I get on it I still have all the power I am supposed to have.
