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**huesmann** · 08-11-2008, 08:54 AM

Hi all. So I'm not actually a Celica owner. But my boss has a 2002 Celica GT that his kid drives and he's asked me to help him out. I know Mustangs, but not Celicas.

Anyway, apparently the kid ran the thing without (or with low) oil for a while (he said they had to put in 3.5 qt to fill), and the engine developed a ticking/clacking noise. It's pretty loud. He said the kid took it to a friend who's a mechanic and the guy said it was probably bad rocker arms. Well, I popped off the cylinder head cover (or valve cover or whatever you Toyota guys call those things) and exposed the camshafts. I didn't see any rocker arms, just these cylinder things that the camshaft lobes appear the push up and down. I dunno, maybe there are rocker arms underneath those, but I couldn't see any, so AFAIK the mechanic dude is just blowing smoke.

Another friend said he had his Celica on the racetrack and a high-G turn caused the oil to froth and oil starvation caused him to blow a rod, requiring an engine rebuild.

Any ideas what this might be and how much it might cost to fix it? Thanks!

08-11-2008, 08:54 AM	#1 (permalink)
huesmann Location: MD Posts: 11 Join Date: Aug 2008 Last On: 10-17-2008 08:33 AM	Engine ticking/clacking Hi all. So I'm not actually a Celica owner. But my boss has a 2002 Celica GT that his kid drives and he's asked me to help him out. I know Mustangs, but not Celicas. Anyway, apparently the kid ran the thing without (or with low) oil for a while (he said they had to put in 3.5 qt to fill), and the engine developed a ticking/clacking noise. It's pretty loud. He said the kid took it to a friend who's a mechanic and the guy said it was probably bad rocker arms. Well, I popped off the cylinder head cover (or valve cover or whatever you Toyota guys call those things) and exposed the camshafts. I didn't see any rocker arms, just these cylinder things that the camshaft lobes appear the push up and down. I dunno, maybe there are rocker arms underneath those, but I couldn't see any, so AFAIK the mechanic dude is just blowing smoke. Another friend said he had his Celica on the racetrack and a high-G turn caused the oil to froth and oil starvation caused him to blow a rod, requiring an engine rebuild. Any ideas what this might be and how much it might cost to fix it? Thanks!