thanks for the info . It will be a big help.

to answer your questions the noise is so lud that you cant drive it . It happens all the time . I had a guy come over and look at it . he is a gm mech and took one listen and said that is s rod. now when we look at the oil you can see metal flakes in it . not good ! new motor time. eeven a good ud o...

Im looking for an exploded view of the toyota 1.8 motorto see what i will be getting my self in on this repair. if you do have would it be poosible to e-mail it to me?

I got an 03 vibe that has a noise like someone is tring to beat thier way out of motor with a ball peen hammer? has any body got any ideas? Ihave looked to see if I can see a collapsed lifter but not sur is solid or hydralic in there . It almost looks like they are solid but cant tell and not ready ...