hondahawkster

My 93 altima runs good but there is a rattle under the valve cover . it has around 180,000 miles ,is there anything that can be adjusted or whats next ?the cars only problem is the struts sounds loose... thanks for any help sherman

inafogg

rattle under v/cover i'd think timing chain & or guide is loose/worn.best to pull cover, you can see enough from there.good luck

focusedblur

My 93 has the same rattle and same mileage...interested to hear what you find out...

coled91

could be a piston seal or something like that. what kind of noise it it? if its a metallic sound it could be a rod or somethin like that but i would get it checked out