04 STI Engine knock (video)

I'm looking to find out whats up with my subaru. It just recently started knocking, like 2 days ago. You can hear the knock at 21s and 29s-31s. It sounds like a piston or lifter. Any ideas? Over a year ago my timing threw, and I had it repaired, DIY job, but it worked fine.

Please Help!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-KYef-67bPk

 

Well....you don't have lifters. The rockers ride directly on the cams and the valves are on the other side. Hard to tell from the video, but kind of sounds like rod bearing. I guess you checked for anything hitting?

 

One thing you can do is drain the oil and look for metallic flakes in the oil. If it is a bearing you should be able to see something.

 

that doesnt sound good. I think a new shortblock is in your near future,

 

That my friend is a rod!

 

That sounds to me like its time to take it to Killshot Performance!

 

We will be happy to help out in any way we can. But I will say, once mine started doing that, it only made it about 1/4 of a mile before it bit the dust The good part was I was waiting for the day so that I could start on a EJ257 build that could take some serious punishment

 

Ouch!

 

Check the oil for metal. You will know right away if the bearing are the problem.

 

Time for a Topspeed SS1 block!

 

We are checking it out for him here soon.

 

All the cool kids are doing it.

 

Lmao. Thankfully I was not drinking anything at the time. Have not heard that one in a while