Ticking/tapping at idle when warm - just started
#11
03-24-2011, 12:08 PM
Recovery Vehicle
Mine seems louder in the wheel well areas too. I hear it the most sitting at a drive thru ATM or Dunkin Donuts drive thru where you are right up against a brick wall. Here is mine:
Boarding2011059.mp4 video by twovettes - Photobucket
Boarding2011059.mp4 video by twovettes - Photobucket
#12
03-24-2011, 12:26 PM
Mine seems louder in the wheel well areas too. I hear it the most sitting at a drive thru ATM or Dunkin Donuts drive thru where you are right up against a brick wall. Here is mine:
Boarding2011059.mp4 video by twovettes - Photobucket
Boarding2011059.mp4 video by twovettes - Photobucket
Sounds like mine, How long has yours been making the noise?
#13
03-24-2011, 12:35 PM
Recovery Vehicle
#14
03-24-2011, 04:30 PM
Why would piston slap start all at once? Also, I have non-magnetic metal flakes in my oil, could that be from piston slap? I guess I dont have a good grasp on what piston slap is.
#15
03-24-2011, 07:59 PM
Thanks for the audio. That's the sound. Mine isn't quite as loud and is tonally a bit higher. It disappears for awhile after I rev it and IS a bit louder on short trips.
What exactly is it? Hydraulic lifter that gets intermittently clogged? Would 10-40 be better than 15-40? It's been very cold this winter in so cal and I'm thinking maybe the 15-40 is too thick. It never did this in the summer.
What exactly is it? Hydraulic lifter that gets intermittently clogged? Would 10-40 be better than 15-40? It's been very cold this winter in so cal and I'm thinking maybe the 15-40 is too thick. It never did this in the summer.
Car maintenance bibles: Oil Viscosity.
Just scroll down to the flow chart.
http://www.ideas4ag-ed.com/uploads/3..._viscosity.pdf
Keep in mind that our engines require a different type of motor oil than a "modern" engine with overhead cams and variable valve timing.
API Motor Oil Service Classifications
Stick with the 15w-40 year round and dont worry about the noise.
#16
03-25-2011, 06:54 AM
What is Piston Slap
#19
03-25-2011, 07:35 AM
If you have metal pieces in your oil then it means your engine is falling apart, something is breaking into pieces. This could be old pieces from a previous failure and your engine was repaired but the oil pan was not cleaned out, or it could be a new failure and you are going to experience some or other event if you leave it.
