# keep driving my car with timeing chain rattle what happens? **URL:** \ **Category:** SON240sx Automotive\ **Created:** [August 5, 2006, 3:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/keep-driving-my-car-with-timeing-chain-rattle-what-happens/98646 "2006-08-05T15:52:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lucas180](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lucas180/32/5556_2.png) [@Lucas180](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Lucas180)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2006, 3:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/keep-driving-my-car-with-timeing-chain-rattle-what-happens/98646/1 "2006-08-05T15:52:53Z")
Well i have the rattle in there from the chain…what will happen if i keep driving with the loud noise will the plastic guides just break off and fall in the oil pan? or will it totally mess up…anyone know? engine is 91 KA24DE ---
**Author:** ![B\_Hebert](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b9e5f3/32.png) [@B\_Hebert](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/B_Hebert)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2006, 7:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/keep-driving-my-car-with-timeing-chain-rattle-what-happens/98646/2 "2006-08-05T19:19:31Z")
i’ve been drivin like that for a while. Nothing has happened yet. Its been since like april or so. Im not to worried about it. ---
**Author:** ![papapump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8dc957/32.png) [@papapump](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/papapump)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2006, 9:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/keep-driving-my-car-with-timeing-chain-rattle-what-happens/98646/3 "2006-08-05T21:29:53Z")
The rattle is the chain hitting the front cover. Where it hits on the front cover(atleast on a sohc) is the back side of a coolant passage. What will happen if not fixed is it will wear through and you will have all you coolant in your oil and well you get what happens next. ---
**Author:** ![\_M\_aurice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/_/c5a1d2/32.png) [@\_M\_aurice](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/_M_aurice)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2006, 10:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/keep-driving-my-car-with-timeing-chain-rattle-what-happens/98646/4 "2006-08-05T22:35:14Z")
I had that on my single… On the DOHC though it doesn’t wreck shit. Change it if the car feels crappy from it, otherwise its just annoying to listen to. ---
**Author:** ![Lucas180](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lucas180/32/5556_2.png) [@Lucas180](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Lucas180)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2006, 12:14pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/keep-driving-my-car-with-timeing-chain-rattle-what-happens/98646/5 "2006-08-06T12:14:01Z")
I have DOHC and its just been getting worse and louder…thats why im getting worred about it…im pretty sure i have a new engine coming but i mean i want to use this one up i jsut dont wantto have to tow the car if if breaks down somewhere becasue of this. It sounds like a tin can filled with teeth rattleing right now lol ---
**Author:** ![Lith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/fbc32d/32.png) [@Lith](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Lith)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2006, 12:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/keep-driving-my-car-with-timeing-chain-rattle-what-happens/98646/6 "2006-08-06T12:18:54Z")
well, the timing chain guides do break [http://forums.nicoclub.com/zerothread?id=170731](http://forums.nicoclub.com/zerothread?id=170731) ---
**Author:** ![Lucas180](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lucas180/32/5556_2.png) [@Lucas180](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Lucas180)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2006, 1:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/keep-driving-my-car-with-timeing-chain-rattle-what-happens/98646/7 "2006-08-06T13:07:59Z")
I see so ill lose all accel …this is why i dont take my car out of town anymore…i guess all i can do is wait for it to break and then install my new engine… ---
**Author:** ![papapump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8dc957/32.png) [@papapump](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/papapump)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2006, 1:12pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/keep-driving-my-car-with-timeing-chain-rattle-what-happens/98646/8 "2006-08-06T13:12:28Z")
why wait for it to break? Just put new guides in it and your good to go its not that hard to do yourself and the parts are cheap ---
**Author:** ![Lucas180](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lucas180/32/5556_2.png) [@Lucas180](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Lucas180)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2006, 1:13pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/keep-driving-my-car-with-timeing-chain-rattle-what-happens/98646/9 "2006-08-06T13:13:11Z")
i wonder how long it will last for like this i guess there is no real way to gauge it i know there is a guide on the top of the engine looks easy to take off ---
**Author:** ![Lucas180](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/lucas180/32/5556_2.png) [@Lucas180](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Lucas180)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2006, 1:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/keep-driving-my-car-with-timeing-chain-rattle-what-happens/98646/10 "2006-08-06T13:17:01Z")
I got the job quoted at Nissan it was 1700$ they wanted…another shop wanted 775+ labour the job is about 10 hours labour at nissan…at this rate its cheaper to get a new engine intalled correct? and to chage the guides myself arent there 3 guides one on the top and 2 on thew bottom …to get ot the bottom would you not have to take apart the whole front of the engine…i dont really have the area for doing this type of thing my driveway is on a wierd ass hill sucks for working on cars, and i dont have that much experince to be confident enough to attempt taking all this sutff off i dont think… ---
**Author:** ![papapump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8dc957/32.png) [@papapump](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/papapump)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2006, 1:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/keep-driving-my-car-with-timeing-chain-rattle-what-happens/98646/11 "2006-08-06T13:19:22Z")
it only takes about 4 hours if your learning to do it the first time and a lot quicker if you know what your doing. Dealerships are bullshit and shops just rape people ---
**Author:** ![Lith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/fbc32d/32.png) [@Lith](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Lith)\ **Post date:** [August 6, 2006, 2:57pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/keep-driving-my-car-with-timeing-chain-rattle-what-happens/98646/12 "2006-08-06T14:57:11Z")
I know how to remove the 2 guides on top (basically that’s all you have to do). There’s no need to replace all the chain guides, sprokets and so on… My only problem is, I don’t have a place to do it, and I don’t have a 28mm socket for the crankshaft pulley so I can rotate it and set the 1st cylinder on the compression cycle. Otherwise, doing everything is pretty straight forward. ---
**Author:** ![SX1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@SX1](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SX1)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2006, 1:10pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/keep-driving-my-car-with-timeing-chain-rattle-what-happens/98646/13 "2006-08-07T13:10:10Z")
One other suggestion in case you havn’t thought of it yet. Check your oil level, if it’s low it could be causing the noise to get louder. ---
**Author:** ![flyingchicken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ac91a4/32.png) [@flyingchicken](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/flyingchicken)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2006, 2:21pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/keep-driving-my-car-with-timeing-chain-rattle-what-happens/98646/14 "2006-08-07T14:21:01Z")
yup, its time to change my engine oil when that thing starts getting louder.