engine ticking
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engine ticking
My engine ticks at an idle and i can kinda hear it while driving and it's starting to concern me. I know its old(1997 w/115,000) but is there anything i can do??? My friend has a 1996 maxima with 159,000 and his engine idles way quieter than mine. I heard that it could be a noisy timing chain, but im not sure. If you could help me out that would be great. Thanks
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Originally Posted by bruteMax
Injectors, even when the engine is not idling (just key in 'On' position)? Doesn't sound like it's the fi's since the sound doesn't seem like it's coming from that area. Could be, dunno. No codes though.
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every nissan I have ever heard is quite loud at idle...they all tick in my experiences, it's normal lifter noise coupled by spark plug/injector noise
we do have a timing chain system, which has it's benefits over a timing belt system, however, the engine is louder at idle and at small loads as a downfall...I don't really mind so much...my engine has 132K miles on it and still pulls pretty strong...albeit it is a bit noisy....but I know my timing chain tensioner needs to be replaced, so that might quiet it a bit down when I get around to replacing it...
we do have a timing chain system, which has it's benefits over a timing belt system, however, the engine is louder at idle and at small loads as a downfall...I don't really mind so much...my engine has 132K miles on it and still pulls pretty strong...albeit it is a bit noisy....but I know my timing chain tensioner needs to be replaced, so that might quiet it a bit down when I get around to replacing it...
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