Hi yall i just bought a 98 camaro ss after driving it for about a month i started hearing a medium to loud tapping noise on the top of the engine whenever it got warm. so i went and tore it apart to look at the rocker arms, pushrods and lifters to see if any where bad. I stumbled on this lifter and found a small metal object in the same lifter tray could this lifter be my problem?

Please help

 

I think you found your problem.

 

I just don't understand how that chip on the roller part would make that noise and also where that metal object is from..

 

how do all of your rockers look, that chip looks like a piece of a rocker side.....

 

Yes all of the rockers look good