Help My Lifters.org/knock
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Help My Lifters.org/knock
I have a 95Max with about 109,000 miles. This is for actually any Max owner to give me some suggestions on it, i called the dealer and they said try synethetic but once i start i cant go to regular oil changes, Sh^t Ill do it if it makes him feel better , and when its cold it knocks in rithyms and patterns for longer times, whats going on does yours do this. please help. b/c people ask me .
#4
mine knocks hard for the first few seconds i start it up, then its a light more rythmic knock/patter from the lifters. the start up scares me, after that its alright with me. 162,000 miles now... just changing my oil on time, and its hanging in there, i guess im not too scared..
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when i start the car i think its normal how the lifters on the engine kinda chatter for a second or two and after that the actuall lifter a knocking not in a repetitve constant sound, but like chatters for about 5 seconds then stops for 2 then 5 seconds and so on... its almost like tapping but very very fast, it done this since i bought it w 70K on it but its gotten worse as time.
#7
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I have the same knocking sound in idle and in park, it will do it if it is cold or warm. How can this problem be fixed. It obviously has done it with all maximas pretty much it seems. Is this a problem to worry about Iam worried. 75,000 here 97 GLE, i have had it fast prolly only a few times over hundred. I soppose driving it hard isnt good for this problem. I have synthetic in their now. and change oil every 3,000. please inform me of what to do. How much would it cost to get fixed or isnt this a problem???
#8
Re: lifters
Originally posted by 97MaximaGLE
I have the same knocking sound in idle and in park, it will do it if it is cold or warm. How can this problem be fixed. It obviously has done it with all maximas pretty much it seems. Is this a problem to worry about Iam worried. 75,000 here 97 GLE, i have had it fast prolly only a few times over hundred. I soppose driving it hard isnt good for this problem. I have synthetic in their now. and change oil every 3,000. please inform me of what to do. How much would it cost to get fixed or isnt this a problem???
I have the same knocking sound in idle and in park, it will do it if it is cold or warm. How can this problem be fixed. It obviously has done it with all maximas pretty much it seems. Is this a problem to worry about Iam worried. 75,000 here 97 GLE, i have had it fast prolly only a few times over hundred. I soppose driving it hard isnt good for this problem. I have synthetic in their now. and change oil every 3,000. please inform me of what to do. How much would it cost to get fixed or isnt this a problem???
i drive mine hard, but not stupid.. i let it warm up, its been well over 100, and on many occasions, i dont like over 125 though, too much strain for 162,000 miles. no synthetics for me, my engine is holding up just fine with the regular stuff the engine will always be quieter than my jeeps have been... my last 4.0 knocked like a diesel for the last 25,000 miles before i sold it, and never died. i'll hope for the best with the max, and just take it easy till it warms up.
#10
Originally posted by 190hpKiLLA
I dont think its a good idea to to put synthetic oil into high milege cars. It will eat though your seals and engine will start leaking.
I dont think its a good idea to to put synthetic oil into high milege cars. It will eat though your seals and engine will start leaking.
SuDZ
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Originally posted by 190hpKiLLA
I dont think its a good idea to to put synthetic oil into high milege cars. It will eat though your seals and engine will start leaking.
I dont think its a good idea to to put synthetic oil into high milege cars. It will eat though your seals and engine will start leaking.
hmmm, I put synthetic in mine at 82K it is now 87K and not a drop of oil has disapeared sense... I wonder if it's leaking or not....
Vinipux
#13
Originally posted by 190hpKiLLA
I dont think its a good idea to to put synthetic oil into high milege cars. It will eat though your seals and engine will start leaking.
I dont think its a good idea to to put synthetic oil into high milege cars. It will eat though your seals and engine will start leaking.
#14
ive heard the same thing, at some point its more harmful than beneficial to change to synthetic, and i also heard you cant go back to regular again. mine lasted this long with reg, no point in risking the switch now. 162,000 MIGHT be a little high to switch..
#17
You can switch to synthetic at any time, and you can even switch back and forth and you won't harm anything. You do need to be a little cautiuos about switching to it with higher mileage cars. What tends to happen is a little bit of sludge starts to build up around the seals and passages over time, when you switch to a synthetic with it's better detergency characterstics this sludge can get washed away, and any issues you have with worn seals is now made worse and the oil will start to leak. In the extreme you will have to change the seals if this is a serious problem on your. For someone like Jeeprage who already has a very high mileage engine, I agree it might not be worth the switch at this time. I'm not trying to say that if you have a high mileage engine it will leak, but the odds are a little better. If you do switch and it leaks, just switch back if you don't want to change the seals. YOU WILL NOT HURT THE CAR by switching back. I think the benefits of synthetics far outweigh the off chance that the seals are going to leak and are a key factor in getting the most bang for your buck out of the car. It absolutely amazes me sometimes when I listen to the different myths out there about oils. Oh, well.
#18
Originally posted by MDubya
when i start the car i think its normal how the lifters on the engine kinda chatter for a second or two and after that the actuall lifter a knocking not in a repetitve constant sound, but like chatters for about 5 seconds then stops for 2 then 5 seconds and so on... its almost like tapping but very very fast, it done this since i bought it w 70K on it but its gotten worse as time.
when i start the car i think its normal how the lifters on the engine kinda chatter for a second or two and after that the actuall lifter a knocking not in a repetitve constant sound, but like chatters for about 5 seconds then stops for 2 then 5 seconds and so on... its almost like tapping but very very fast, it done this since i bought it w 70K on it but its gotten worse as time.
#20
Originally posted by 95rubygxe
I'm sorry folks, but these Maximas DO NOT have lifters.
I'm sorry folks, but these Maximas DO NOT have lifters.
#21
Re: Help My Lifters.org/knock
Originally posted by MDubya
I have a 95Max with about 109,000 miles. This is for actually any Max owner to give me some suggestions on it, i called the dealer and they said try synethetic but once i start i cant go to regular oil changes, Sh^t Ill do it if it makes him feel better , and when its cold it knocks in rithyms and patterns for longer times, whats going on does yours do this. please help. b/c people ask me .
I have a 95Max with about 109,000 miles. This is for actually any Max owner to give me some suggestions on it, i called the dealer and they said try synethetic but once i start i cant go to regular oil changes, Sh^t Ill do it if it makes him feel better , and when its cold it knocks in rithyms and patterns for longer times, whats going on does yours do this. please help. b/c people ask me .
Check out this site:
http://www.motorvate.ca/auto/maxima/...oil_filter.htm
Good luck.