I was wondering if there are any Nissan techs on this site or anyone who knows how to work on VG33E (03 Frontier XE).

 

Yeah, there's some here. I'm sure they'll chime in... What's going on with it?

 

Hit up acidjake75 on here, he used to do all the work on my nissan. He is in Carrollton

 

I replaced the timing belt, rear main seal, front main seal, both valve cover gaskets, water pump, and some other things as well. I started it yesterday, and there is a horrible rattle noise. I rechecked the timing positions, and they are still on mark. I always manually rotate the engine assembly after a timing belt replacement, and there was no biding or resistance. I think the noise is the hydraulic lifters, but not sure why it would be making noise now. FYI, the engine has been siting for 3 months without starting it.