Alright so I have a 87toyota 4runned with a 22re in it the motor has a brand new head on it ad my buddy had the motor before me and he blew a hg and had to replace the head. So my question lies here I wheeled the hell outa the vehicle and it loved every second of it till 1 day I got stuck in some clay mud with some tires that had like 15% tread. while in the mist of attempting to wheel outa it I was in 4 low reving up the motor the motor started with a ticking sound so I stopped right there and lisened. It sounded just like the same dam tick these motors get from the lifters and the motor had this tick when I first put it in my truck. So I got about still attempting to get myself out so that way my buddy with his jeep wouldn't have to pull me out and it started getting louder but I did get myself unstuck well I know its a 22re and I have no means of towing it so I drove it the mile and half home and the knock got louder and I was loosing power when I got home I turned it off. When I got home I waited for it to cool and then drained the oil. It was Prolly a qt low but there was no shavings in the oil not gold or anything. So I pull the valve cover everything looks good in there except my liftered being a tad loose but not much. I have yet to pull the oil pan cause its a pina with this ifs. Is it most likely I spun a rod bearing even tho my oil had no shavings or gold look to it? Could it be something else like the flywheel or the lifters being loose?

 

So is it a knock or a tick?

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Went from the tick of the normal 22re to a very loud knock and loss of power. I guess the better way to ask the question is to ask is there always metal shavings or gold brass in the oil when you spin the 22re bearing.