Replace push-rod
A bent engine piston is a reference to the piston rod. The piston cannot be bent, but the piston rod can be bent.
Sure can, Quick A bent push rod will cause a loose rocker A loose rocker has no way to bend a push rod, there is no pressure.
Which ever one you think may be bent, Just take it out and roll it on a flat surface. If it is bent bad you will have a engine miss on that cylinder.
Remove the valve cover. Remove the center nut or bolt that holds down the rocker arm. remove rocker arm, pull out the bent push rod. Install new push rod and put it back together.
NO it will not. Over revving engine, Rocker are adjusted to tight, Bad lifter. These are some common causes of that.
It is generally caused by improper valve adjustment. But can be caused by excessive RPM. On the 17.5 the intake push rod is most often the one bent or broke. Try idling down the engine prior to turning it off.
For intake or exhaust valves; Lack of oil, defective valve, bent push rod, foreign object damage, etc.
The pushrods are underneath the valve covers. I assume this 3.4 is in a lumina or something similar (sp). When you remove the valve covers--- you will see 6 rocker arms. One end of the rocker rides on top of the valve-- has a spring on it--- the other end has the push rod in it-- it goes down into the engine. you have to loosen the nut in the center of the rocker to remove the push rod. Has someone told you it has a bent push rod? Hope this helps---Thomas
O,YEA AND I FORGOT TO MENTION IT IS A 1993 DODGE INTREPID...
that means you need more oil. it could also be a sticky lifter or slightly bent push rod or even the tappets out of adjustment
your lifters are bad at least 1 of them or on a more serious note no oil in engine bad oil pump bad oil sending unit bent push rod blown engine