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George

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Just bought s15 non-turbo. There's a strange rattle in engine sometimes when started.It stops when the car is moved a couple of inches with a bit of a louder rattle. Can anyone one explain what this is and how its fixed.From novice s15 owner
 
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Sounds like VVT rattle. Its a common occurance on the SR20 engines but doesnt cause any actual problems other than the noise.

If you search for "VVT RATTLE" on here you will find lots of info on it.
 
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maybe the welcome e mail when you join up should contain a side note saying by the way relax, that ticking you're worried about is nothing! ha, i remember it was my first worry too
 
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I had a rattle/ticking. It turned out to be the oil spary bar was blocked! Now I am waiting on a couple of Tomei cams arriving for the re-build...

I hope it is just VVT rattle in your case.
 
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