newb here...
 

Hey guys, I just did a lot of searching and reading about the timing chain guides. I am planning on picking up a 240sx from my work tomorrow hopefully, but first I wanted to confirm the cause of the noise I was hearing. The way I describe it is like two whole wallnut shells in your hand, rubbing them thogether. My boss called it a "clackity clack". It is coming from the front top of the engine...right under the valve cover. The car only has 81k miles on it. I am assuming it is the guide? The engine idles smooth as can be and there is no sign of trouble, so is it a pretty safe bet to get it and just remove the guide? Also, does approx $2,100 out the door sound good for a 93 DOHC, Manual, 240 hatchback w/ 81k miles? The body is super straight. Thanks so much.

buy it or i will.

thats a good deal. i have a 93 coupe with 166k on it. it was 3400. i was alittle high priced but i couldnt find another 240 so i got that one.

Thanks for the quick responses. I'm hoping I can scratch together the money. It does sound like a good deal.

Oh, and so do I need to worry about that timing chain guide right away or can it wait a bit?

it takes 5 seconds to remove... pop the valve cover off unbolt 2 bolts.. ur done.. the second one u can do later ..it is not as important but it sounds liek the top one is broken remove it at once :P