Yesterday morning I hit the road for a weekend camping trip with some friends, headed for the angeles national forest. 15 miles into the drive I noticed a knocking sound developing. I quickly pulled off the freeway as the knock grew louder. Didn’t feel any power loss but it sounded terrible. Fearing the worst I turned the car off and have not started it since. Just before doing so I took this short video. I called a tow and had it taken home. I’m now 100 miles away wondering if I toasted my engine. Do any of you guys have any thoughts based on the video (I will post below)? Is there a simple way for me to test in the driveway before I have it taken to the shop? Should I not start the engine at all? I just had the engine pulled and rebuilt ~500 miles ago by a reputable shop in Orange County. I checked the oil level the night before leaving, I was mid way between the low and full line on the dipstick. It was running perfect up to this point…
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