Q: Bottom-end rattle between 1000-2000 RPMs on a 2000 Hyundai Accent
2000 Hyundai Accent. Has the bottom-end rattle that happens between first 1,000 and 2,000 RPMs. From my research on this, it is the big end bearings. Can I replace them by myself without taking the engine out?
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