2007 Kia sportage 2.7 V6 engine rattle

[oldjeda]

Granddaughter came down for a couple days of visiting and mentioned that her engine is making noise. I listened to it and it sounds like a diesel engine. The noise seems to be coming from the top left side of the engine (I’m half deaf so this is a best guess). I also noticed that her steering pump is starting to leak.

Any thoughts from any mechanics out there? It’s a low mileage vehicle so I’m hoping she’s not losing the engine already.

I’ll be scrambling to find a mechanic before she has to head back to work Tuesday.

Any help would be greatly appreciated,