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Oct 30, 2009 | 06:30 AM

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mno3fan

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03 valvetrain knock

I have a 03 and drove it Saturday morn. and all was good . Later in the day I started it and a loud knocking is coming from under the drivers side valve cover . A friend told me it sounds like a loose rocker or bad lifter . I only have 66k miles , change the oil religously, 2wd,auto, any help or ideas would be great .

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Oct 30, 2009 | 06:47 AM

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redwood

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Is it a V6 or V8?

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Oct 30, 2009 | 09:39 PM

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4.6 V8 sorry ,that's pretty important .

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Oct 30, 2009 | 11:55 PM

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LxMan1

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Sounds like a cam follower has fell off. Remove the valve cover and have a look around.

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Oct 31, 2009 | 12:19 AM

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Maybe the tensioner on the timing chain went bad and the chain is smacking the cover ??

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