So I'm new here and i got my 6th gen about 5 months ago for $1500 from a carmax car was in immaculate condition no dings or anything. Well i come here today due to what i and others seem to believe is a cam problem. When i get the car over 2 and a half thousand RPM. There's a realllllly noticeable knocking coming from the top of my engine i've been told it's the heads, the cam, the tensioner, the valves, the timing belt. and everything Champion Toyota told me i need a whole new engine.

I have no clue and if it is the cam, i've had hell finding a new one.

any support? answers? please help, thanks

Is it a knock or a tick?

What part of Houston do you live in? There are so many of us in the Houston crew you must live near one of us - we'll be able to tell most likely for you.
However if it's a knocking and not a ticking as Qatar11 was asking it's most likely not gonna be in the head.

i stay over near hobby and yeah i'm pretty much mechanically retarded but i know it's not the head i'm taking it over to a toyota specialist in about an hour if anyone wants to meet up before that i'm game 832-630-7983

Just keep the revs low and don't stress her. Even if it's rod knock it's all very repairable till you punch something thru the block
You would have to be over there tho - I think I only know one Celica owner over there and his name is Kodak and I haven't talked to him in ages.

yeah i've been keepin it as low as possible just ready to get this problem solved

Try to hit us up with what they say and more importantly what they quote before you commit to anything. If they smell you comin the bill will be large no doubt. we can try to help you keep them honest.

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heh i know the mechanic he did alot of work to my AE86 he's chargin me 175 for a head port and polish a tune up valve cleaning and new spark plugs and a transmission drain/fill

Damn - can't argue with that. If it's truely knocking and not just ticking you can expect to have to go a little lower than that tho . We'll keep our fingers crossed.

well it sounds like someones tapping a key on the inside of the valve cover so i guess a ticking could suffice? i honestly think it's a valve or the cam i don't know i'm to tired lol. but we'll figure it out i appreciate your good spirit cause i don't have one lol

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Oh sh*t welcome to owning a Toyota The new ones are waaaay worse brand new. Have your mechanic friend check out the engine and see what's up to be sure but chances are you're fine [with maybe a little head work]. Be sure to use the 98+ metal HG if he pulls the head.

Edit - just saw you're an ST - not sure when the metal HG came out for those.

This post has been edited by DEATH: Jun 12, 2008 - 9:40 AM

well i've always heard toyotas were great cars easy to maintain and parts are cheap/easy to find. i see that this does not apply to celicas

No that's not what I'm saying at all [Celicas are some of the most relaible next to Camry's and Corolla's which are very nearly the same as our Celica's]. I'm just saying Toyotas tick and it doesn't necessarily mean imminent failure.

what i meant by that is i can't find **** for my car lol but yeah my mechanic was saying it's probably the crankshaft or something else that's deep inside the engine