Here's the story: I bought a 1997 Golf Jazz last summer. It's got a 2.0 8v It's a hot car. I really loved it. Anyways, about 5 months after I bought it, I get home, the thing is rattling like crazy. I have no clue why. So I took this thing to the shop, they said it's got the death rattle and it'll be cheaper to swap out the engine. They mentioned something about Lifters. I don't know.
The price they quoted me to fix it was like $1500+ not counting in the price of a new engine. I didn't (and still don't) have that kind of cash since I'm still paying for the darn thing. I was hoping someone in here might have an idea of a possible fix. I'm tired of making payments on a car I can't drive. It's really crappy.
My friend and I are prepared to take the time and fix it ourselves if possible. Any input is welcome.
Here's some YouTube videos of the engine rattling:
This is the first video I took. This is within a week of the engine first starting to rattle:
This is a video I took last night. I've got my dad revving the engine. It's kinda hard to hear in the video but the rattling get worse and faster when he steps on the accelerator.