The car just started making this noise. There is no CEL, or loss of power just this noise. Can someone confirm whether it is the valves or Rod Knock? Ive already replaced the TCT. It starts at About 3k rpm and up. It does not get better or worse.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjURlr0by5s

 

sounds like a main to me

 

is there oil in the motor?

 

drain the oil and you'll find out. if there's a ton of shavings in there, you have your answer. If there's a rod knock, your oil will have metal shavings in it.

 

Changed the oil and no metal shavings at all. It was black. First oil change after i aquired the car last week.

 

I sure hope it isn't rod knock. It could be chain noise like the tensoner could have taken a dump and the chains slapin around in there.

 

Changed the tensioner.

 

My only thing I can tell you is drop the oil pan and pull the valve cover and have a look around

 

230 compression across the board

 

so did the noise persist after changing tensioner? Was there slack in the chain before?

 

Did you change the oil before or after the knock developed? If you changed the oil before the knock noise developed, drain it again (dropping the oil pan altogether is advisable). If you just drain it all and it comes back clean, just refill the oil on top (use a clean container and top-off the .1 qt you lost).

 

I changed it after the noise occured. I will add as well that IT ONLY MAKES THIS NOISE UNDER LOAD.

Wouldnt a rod knock be constant through idle or under load?

 

yep rod knock should be all the time

 

I'd drop the pan and take a look at the bottom end- perhaps remove the rod caps and see what it looks like.

 

take a look at ur chain guides too. kinda sounds like its coming from the top. but its hard to tell with just a video

 

Are you sure its not a exaust rattle lol.

 

When My Rod started knocking My oil Pressure Dropped. Check dipstick.
Sounds like A Bad rod, Not Spun bearing. You'll Know when it's spun.
My car went from bad rod to Spun bearing and Theres a big difference in sound.

Change oil after a Few hundred miles of driving if its a rod knock Oil should be silverblackish