2008 valve train kind of sound
10-13-15, 03:33 PM
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2008 valve train kind of sound
I bought a used 2008 Rx350 with 75,000 miles 2wd
The car runs great, gets the advertised fuel mileage etc.. The engine seems (is)noisy to me at idle. Can't hear it while driving. sounds like poorly adjusted valves. Doesn't change with warm up temperature like other posts I have read. I don't know if this is normal and need it checked or not. The car is in pristine condition and a one owner vehicle. Thanks
The car runs great, gets the advertised fuel mileage etc.. The engine seems (is)noisy to me at idle. Can't hear it while driving. sounds like poorly adjusted valves. Doesn't change with warm up temperature like other posts I have read. I don't know if this is normal and need it checked or not. The car is in pristine condition and a one owner vehicle. Thanks
10-14-15, 10:50 AM
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videos
I don't know if this will work, I couldn't get just an attachment to work.
As the vid2os will show, the noise seems minor today. Maybe its just the addition of a timing chain versus a belt on my last many vehicles.
seems louder on the video than in person.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnGZhdcWxX8
Thanks for looking/listening
As the vid2os will show, the noise seems minor today. Maybe its just the addition of a timing chain versus a belt on my last many vehicles.
seems louder on the video than in person.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wnGZhdcWxX8
Thanks for looking/listening
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11-15-15, 06:26 PM
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Re-posting videos public i hope
Its taken me a but to get back to this. I hope these links are now public.
Hopefully they will demonstrate the engine noise. Thanks
Hopefully they will demonstrate the engine noise. Thanks
11-16-15, 07:01 AM
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That's good and bad. Good that its normal but bad that its seems so noisy. Glad I figured out how to post the videos.
Thank you. Now I need to figure out why my outside rearview mirror makes a big clicking noise when going into reverse Seems to get stuck for a second then CLICK
Thank you. Now I need to figure out why my outside rearview mirror makes a big clicking noise when going into reverse Seems to get stuck for a second then CLICK
11-16-15, 07:12 AM
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It may be a little louder if you are using lighter grade oil and it may be less noisy if you use heavier grade oil. I tend to always use heavier oil on my engines after 75k miles. You may want to experiment with this to see which oil grade works best for your engine as wear an tear may have started to take a toll and the thinner oil is not enough viscosity due to it.
Go heavier on your next oil change. I use 10/40 fully synthetic on my wife's 08 RX350.
Good luck.
Go heavier on your next oil change. I use 10/40 fully synthetic on my wife's 08 RX350.
Good luck.
11-16-15, 07:30 AM
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Thanks for the advice. I checked my receipts and the last oil change was Mobil 1 5w 30 synthetic. I will have it changed today. Any particular brand recommended? Is a special synthetic filter required?
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