[s-cars] Rod knock? metal head gaskets, ARP studs, + CPS?

[Steve Eiche]

Keith,
You'll have to pull the pan to diagnose the rod bearings, not to mention fix them.  I don't understand why they would want to pull the head instead.  That's a bigger job than the pan for sure.

Rod knock on an AAN is VERY uncommon, sounds like you have an engine rebuild in the making...

Steve



Keith wrote:

Just talked to the shop, compression checks out just fine in all 5
cylinders.  Consensus with them is that it sounds like rod knock, they
have narrowed it down to the #2 cylinder.

So, the head is coming off as that is the easiest way to diagnose (as
opposed to what looks like a very $$ process to drop the oil pan)