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Slapping? noise from rear bank

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So I've heard a noise like this before, but thought it had gone away. I took video and posted to You Tube.
https://youtu.be/CWWHDP1ofsM
I used the hillbilly stethoscope method and it is indeed the rear bank. Any ideas?

Searching makes me think rod or bearing. I don't know if an engine swap is something I want to do.
 
My car makes a noise pretty much identical to the one you posted. I am starting to think it is timing chain related because I have driven my car like this over 1000 miles. A rod is normally a lot louder from what I can tell. I am going to try to take a look soon. I am just really hesitant to say it is a rod. I also checked my oil when this sound was happening, and I saw no metal shavings.
 
I would NOT continue driving it like that, that sounds horrible.. like REALLY bad. Even if it "seems" ok don't be a fool and go blowing up a motor because you THOUGHT it was ok.

that noise is NOT ok at all..
 
Hope you're not still driving like that, no way is that a timing part noise. Piston smacking head sounds like to me. Rod spun bearing, noise can come and go as the bearing then rotates inside rod big end.
 
I might have another symptom. On three separate occasions I've heard what at first sounded like something hitting my car. I was on an Air Force base that allows sonic booms, so I thought maybe it was an unusually loud one.

Now I'm thinking I has some sort of backfire. It's time for a tune-up so I'm going to see how the car runs after that.

FrancisPennysac said:
Yep dead bearing to me. My engine sounded exactly like that.
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Did happen all the time or just when the engine was warm? There is no noise with a cold engine.
 
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