Had a friend of mine give me a Toyota Camry if I could get it running. It had been sitting for two years. Long story short, got it running but it has a loudish ticking/knock sound. It is present at about 2krpm up to 3k and then fades away upwards of 3500. At idle it is present but very faint. Car runs fine and idle is smooth other than the noise nothing seems wrong with the car. Does this sound like rod knock to you guys or could this be noisy sticky two year gunk lifters? I have never experienced rod knock so.... I did change the oil immediately after I got it running and added a quart of the Marvel mystery stuff. I just dont want to start driving it to Tampa everyday and have it blow a rod out of the block on the upper crosstown ya know

Thanks for any help

 

Trey rod knocks get louder with rpm. I would say sticking lifter.

 

That was my assumption, and would make the most sense.....obviously right. Just wanted to check

 

if it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, quacks like a duck..............









it's OHC correct? it should have some kind of cam follower not a lifter like a push rod engine. Rod knocks don't usually get quieter with more RPM, they get worse.

 

put a oil pressure gauge on it . or drop the oil pan

 

Take a good look at the timing belt tensioner, Ive seen these make some pretty good noises

 

take a piece of pvc pipe and hold it your ear then different parts of the motor. At least this way you can sorta pin point where the sound is coming from. If its sounds more like the block it might be a rod knock, the head, then its valve train. Though it sounds mor elike top end noise. Id drive it aorunda but for while and see if it bleeds out

 

Yeah, I've seen some blown bearings on those before too. Thanks for the input guys.

 

It's a camry and it was free.....So who cares? Get AAA and if it blows up on the crosstown, call them to tow it to the junk yard.