Rod knock or piston slap when starting car in cold weather?
11-29-2010, 09:44 AM
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Rod knock or piston slap when starting car in cold weather?
I have owned the car since I bought it new in 1999 and this morning when I turned on the car, my starter stayed open and the engine had some slapping or rapid fire knocking that lasted about 3 seconds. This is the first time I have had this so it is a little surprising.
The car has about 142,000 miles, overheated recently, and there was oil on the threads of my spark plugs.
Do I need to worry or fix something?
The car has about 142,000 miles, overheated recently, and there was oil on the threads of my spark plugs.
Do I need to worry or fix something?
11-29-2010, 11:00 AM
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Might be caused by the cam gear.
http://forums.maxima.org/5th-generat...-their-vq.html
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