when i first start my car everyday the engine is really loud , it sounds like loud fans, clicking noises, i opened the engine to see if anythings wrong but did not notice anything

then when the car reaches normal operating temperature the car seems alot less noisy
My car always starts off loud in the beggining then when it warms up its not that loud

is this any cause of alarm for my car, should i be worrying about this, my cars 95 with 115k, i figure maybe beacuse the engines getting old, maybe its gonna die soon

anyone else experience this with their max

thanks

 

everyone's maxima does this, it runs very rich and at a higher rpm when its first started.

 

maybe you have exhaust or head gasket leaking? and as the engine warms up, the metal expands and seals up the leak

 

Timing chain tensioner?

 

it's screaming like all cars do "let me complete my warm up cycle before driving me!"

 

exactly...heh.

 

theres no leak (thank god) so i guess thats normal that other people have the same noise

thanks guys , now i wont worry about it anymore if its normal

 

You will notice at first during warmup that your sitting at like a 1.3K to 1.5K idle. Once you warm up your at like 600 rpm or around there. Thats why your engine sounds twice as loud.

SuDZ

 

Exactly. Any car is going to run a richer fuel mixture and be at higher RPMs for a couple minutes on a cold day at startup. Your car probably shoots to 1400-1500 RPM right away and takes a minute or two to get around 1000, and eventually gets down near 650-700. That is perfectly normal and is no reason for concern.