Chain tensioner cleaning?

[JFP in PA]

Realistically, you’d probably be looking at 7-10 hours at the shop’s prevailing rate. The spread comes from the level of the shop’s experience in doing this level of work, how they are equipped, plus these paddles can give you some grief coming apart. It is way easier to pull the engine for this. The guide ramps add maybe another two hours if done at the same time.

[san rensho]

After more investigation, I'm not even sure the sound I'm hearing is chain rattle from a bad tensioner. Today I got underneath the car and put a stethoscope on the IMS/crank tensioner and had someone start the car when it was dead cold and I couldn't hear anything abnormal from the tensioner. I'll try the bank1-3 tensioner tommorrow. Could just be lifter/starter rattle.

[jbox53]

check your water pump for giggles. It likes to rattle and emanate noise when going bad.

[san rensho]

Originally Posted by jbox53

check your water pump for giggles. It likes to rattle and emanate noise when going bad.

Brand new pump, but I did hear the WP noise when it was going bad, more of a squeak/squeel than a rattlle/claater.