Engine knocking on the front of the engine that gets faster when accelerating?

Tiny
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  • 1998 CHEVROLET CAMARO
  • 3.8L
  • V6
  • 2WD
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  • 102,000 MILES
The noise stops after 3rd gear, my car jerks back and forth if I hit the gas too hard. There's a really bad smell coming from my engine, and my tensioner pulley is squeaking.
Tuesday, September 27th, 2022 AT 2:05 AM

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Tiny
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It sounds like you might have a rod bearing, cracked piston or a blown handbasket between two cylinders. Can you please shoot a quick video with your phone so I can hear the engine noise? That way I can tell for sure what's going on. You can upload it here with your response. We can start by doing a compression test. This guide can help you:

https://www.2carpros.com/articles/how-to-test-engine-compression

Please go over this guide and report back. As far as the "tensioner pulley is squeaking" please start another question, we handle one problem per thread.
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Tuesday, September 27th, 2022 AT 11:09 AM

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