Tappy Tappy Tap
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Tappy Tappy Tap...name that noise
My ol Lex has had this tapping noise eversince I bought it which I know is common in the higher milage V8's. I'm 99%sure it's the valves as you can hear them very well towards the back of the engine on both sides. I read once that there is a fluid you can put in your oil which will make the sound decrease for a bit depending on the severity. ANyone know what type of fluid this is?
Along with that there is a much louder ticking under acceleration and sounds to be coming from under the car upon closer inspection. Exhaust manifold gasket perhaps??
Along with that there is a much louder ticking under acceleration and sounds to be coming from under the car upon closer inspection. Exhaust manifold gasket perhaps??
Last edited by TooPhat; 11-05-03 at 09:13 AM.
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Yes, try using 10w30. I would have suggest 10w40 or 15w50 but since its freaking cold already, use Mobil 1 10w30. Its not the ultimate solution but it will help for now. Caution though since you have a high mileage car you might develope an oil leak. If you do, try mixing it with 10w30 coventional oil and synthetic. But i have been using it for years now and never had any oil leaks from my cars including my 370,000 km 1991 nissan sentra
In my 300zx I had that tapping and ticking sound, so I used Mobil 1 15w50 in the summer and never heard of the sound again.
In my 300zx I had that tapping and ticking sound, so I used Mobil 1 15w50 in the summer and never heard of the sound again.
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merci beaucoup. I will try that asap. I might try just regular 10w30 forst......I had the bad leaky problem with changing to synthetic in a previous car with high milage....but I might give it a shot
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