chrsk

I have Chevy S-10 2.5, top end rattle. Anyone know what this could possibly be?
Low Mileage engine.

TerminalVelocity

ever change your oil?

Plugs, wires, distrubutor cap/rotor?

How many miles we talkin about?

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chrsk

It has 34 thousand miles on it.
Yes the oil has been changed, its not a spark knock or a rod knock or wrist pin.

Rich

Can you be a bit more specific? Saying you have "top end rattle" is very hard to diagnose.

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chrsk

It sounds like the rattle is in the valves or lifters.
It just "pecks" when it idles. Any ideas?

wingofchicken18

you probably have a rodknock, have you taken it in and had it checked out? And did you say a 2.2L? invest in s 4.3

Mikado14

Just finished replacing an engine in one today. It had a horrible knock from the top end at higher RPM's over 2,000. At idle, it was smooth. The problem turned out to be a bad lifter on #4 intake. With the valve cover off, you could see the valve float and the rocker clearance would get as high as .125".

The customer opted to get a junkyard engine instead of repair and guess what? This one knocks also, but not as bad.

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Pull the valve cover off and check the rocker arm and is if any are loose or cracked also check the push rods. The 2.5 had a problem of putting push rods through the rocker arms. They would run good just make a hell of a racket up top.
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