HELP! engine making noise and coolant leak Options

[bouch-11]

okay so i have a 94 celica gts with the 5S-FE engine. i was driving today when all of a sudden it started making this sound. i got out and listened under the hood and it sounds like knocking in my valves almost. im not too sure what it is but there is a knocking sound for sure, like something is bouncing around inside. to add to this my engine coolant is leaking terribly. there is a steady stream of fluid coming out from under my engine. from where i can tell it is coming off of my drip pan so whatever is by that is leaking rad fluid. please help me i have no idea what it could be! a mechanic on the phone said it could be the water pump as it is attatched to the timing belt but im not too sure. anyone have any ideas?? thanks in advance for any help!

[stephen_lee]

did it lose power when it started making this noise? and does it get louder when the engine is revved?

[bouch-11]

no it didnt lose power and it doesnt get louder when i rev it either. it almost seems to get quieter when i rev it, when driving it barely makes a noise, then when i stop moving and at low rpm's it gets louder

[bouch-11]

today i went to start it and now it wont even start. it was trying to turn over but now it just stopped trying and makes a noise. i really dono what could be wrong with it..anyone know??

[GriffGirl]

Stop trying to start it for one thing. At first I thought maybe it was your water pump, but it would still start even if your water pump was failing. So now I think it's an engine thing. I'm not exactly sure what happens when a rod goes through the block, but that would be my first guess.

[stephen_lee]

thats what happens when you lose a rod lol.
but when you lose a rod, the noise gets louder when you revv it, and you'd lose power..

well first pull the distributor off and see if it turns when you crank the engine. if yes then:
check for spark. pull a plug, set it on any metal part you can see while the engine is being cranked. if you have spark:
check out the rest of your spark plugs.. if any are broken or oily or just crappy looking replace them, along w/ the distributor..
if that still doesnt work, go rent a compression tester, and check your compression... you'll know then if you lost a rod lol..

[bouch-11]

i took it to toyota today and they told me it was my timing belt. which makes sense because if it was my water pump to begin with, the timing belt is attatched to that, so im guessing that broke aswell. i got the parts for it and im gettin them put in tomorrow so hopefully thats all that it is. fingers crossed cuz i dont have much money to fix it since im attending university right now.

[reko]

i took it to toyota today and they told me it was my timing belt. which makes sense because if it was my water pump to begin with, the timing belt is attatched to that, so im guessing that broke aswell. i got the parts for it and im gettin them put in tomorrow so hopefully thats all that it is. fingers crossed cuz i dont have much money to fix it since im attending university right now.

those two dont really get along