Engine Knocking help please.

Ok my engine or something is knocking I dont know witch. It will knock at idle and it will knock faster as I drive and it rev's up. Its really loud. I took valve cover off and it sounded like it went with cylinder 3. But as i drive and it rev's higher and i push clutch in it will go faster for a second. Like when you normally dirve and push the clutch in it will rev up a little. Well it gets louder with that to. Any help with what to do would be great. New engine or what? I have not drove it much at all since it has done it. Just started to do it when i started it one morninn Thanks for any help I get.

Is it a knock or a tick? I know the lifters will tick and increase as you speed up. A little engine knock is common on some of the older neons. Some people live with it, others drop a new engine in it. It all depends on what you wanna do and how much you wanna spend.

Yeah its knocking loud. And I dont know if i should just live with it. Its a 95 sohc. What would it most likely be. A piston or a valve? The filter is not loose it was at first a little then it fucked up like it is now. I want to replace it I think how easy would it be to put like a 96-99 sohc engine in it?

I think some of the folks here will attest to this one....You might check you spark plugs.. if one is loose the engine makes a popping/knocking noise. I know you said that your valve cover was off, which implies you know the right end of a wrench, but i had a loose plug and it made get that sinking feeling in my gut.

An engine speed dependent knock is bad. connecting rod bearing.....

I want to replace it I think how easy would it be to put like a 96-99 sohc engine in it?If you get a 96-99 engine make sure you get all the sensors that come with them. The 95 and 96 years have different sensors and/or locations for them. The 97-99 years are identical.

Ok thank you very much with the whole 97-99 being the same. That will help a lot in getting the engine i need. I also thank you guy that said to check the plugs i will do that but they are tight for sure from last time i messed with it. I will check agian anyways and then I will get the engine thanks to you guys and anyone else that might have something to add.

The one true way to know if you have engine knock would be to drop yiur oil pan and take a look at your rods. You may be experiencing pinging, which is different from a knock.

Has it got any oil in it?

Yeah it has oil just enough when it first happened and now it has way to much but have not ran it since i put a ton of oil in it. Have not tryed to take the oil pan off but ill try that i guess. I dont know the diff between a ping and a knock. The ping sounds better to have.

try putting some lucas oil treatment in it see if that help.it could be a wrist pin gone bad or rod bearing hard to say.do you let the oil warm up be for you drive or should i say motor warm up.

mY 99' Ran REALLY bad and made sounds last year. It was the plug wires. And I had changed them just 2 years before.