Rattling sound at start up.

[turbovanman]

Check your lifters or HLA's. After you run it for a few secs, try to push down with a pry bar or whatever on the lifter side, if it moves down, your lifters are junk. If it doesn't move, then you have issues somewhere else in the valvetrain.

[89Tona]

Would a lifter be more of a ticking sound? This sound is more like a deep knock.
I will try what you said and see if that is the colprate.. Thanks

Kevin B.

[89Tona]

Not to be a dummy but, does the car need to be running to do this?

[turbovanman]

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Originally Posted by 89Tona Not to be a dummy but, does the car need to be running to do this?

No, you run it then check as the oil pressure pumps them up. Shut it off, wait a bit, say 10 mins then check, if they bleed down, there junk!