Thank you stiubhartach. I appreciate your advice and assistance. I will not drive this until I figure out what it is and fix it. I will check the filter and timing chain guide to see if that is the issue first. The consistent tempo in the noise makes me feel like it could end up being the rod bearing.

I plan to use the Bentley repair guide as my main reference for these repairs. Do either of you or anyone else recommend a youtube video/feed or a forum post that goes into the nitty gritty details of what I am getting into here? Thank you.