hi all from the uk names Paul ,bought my camaro about 5 weeks ago still waiting for our dvla department to give me a registration and title number so cant actually use it legaly on the roads .the car has developed a noise from the engine it sounds like something loose may be a rocker or camshaft follower what normaly wears on these engines dont know a lot about them ,give it a fresh oil and filter

 

Hi Paul,first off we'll need to know what year car and what motor it has and what the mileage is on the car and the motor if known.
Lifters(followers) are a common place for noise especially in a tired engine,most are hydraulic and once adjusted should last until worn out.
Some (few ) high performance engines in the early years had solid lifters which are naturally noisy even when adjusted correctly and get really noisy when out of adjustment.
A broken valve spring could also cause cam train noise and if the valve lets loose destroy your engine so I'd recommend not running it anymore until you find the source of the noise.

 

hi there thanks for getting back to me its a 2011 camaro with 105000 miles i think its a ls model not up on these cars yet will make a video of it and try to post it ,will be in America in 4 weeks on holiday so be shopping for parts wheres the best place to get parts that will have them over the counter going to las vegas and newport beach california thanks Paul

 

Welcome to the club.
Once engine reaches operating temp, still makes noise?

 

makes a noise from cold gets louder as gets warmer when you rev ait to about 2500 rpm its noisey sound like its coming from left hand side of engine.do cam lifters wear out or cam bearings?

 

rocker covers off and have a look i think new to these v6 engines should be fun

 

I do not own one so I have never researched it but valve train issues are very common on the V6. If you google it you will get a lot of hits including youtube videos.

 

Timing chain stretch/failure is common on the 3.6 engine you have, especially if previous owners were abusive with infrequent oil changes or letting the oil level run low. And/or if the engine is sludged up, the timing chain tensioner could be compromised and not keeping the chains tight (another contributor to chain wear). If you're hearing a metal on metal slapping type of noise, then that's most likely what you have going on.