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    Ok so while driving my 97 grand prix it just shut off. After a while it started back up but the engine was making a rattling noise? Any ideas?
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    Broken piston? Thats what happened to mine about 3yrs ago. Just like you explained it.
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    How does it run now? Is there a noticeable miss? Any CEL on? Is the rattle coming from the top end or bottom end more?

    It does sound like you either broke a valve spring and dropped a valve and/or destroyed a piston.
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