Is this ticking normal?
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Is this ticking normal?
My car was making this noise after a 30 minute drive. Oil temps were about 219, and oil pressure was sitting at 29 psi. Is this normal?? It seems to just about completely go away once I bring the rpm’s up. Just kind of concerning to me
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it seems to randomly come and go. It’ll sometimes do it when it’s cold, sometimes it won’t. It’ll sometimes do it when it’s warm, sometimes it won’t. It’s not very loud, however it is noticeable if you stand by the wheel well or if you are sitting in the car with the door open
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it seems to randomly come and go. It’ll sometimes do it when it’s cold, sometimes it won’t. It’ll sometimes do it when it’s warm, sometimes it won’t. It’s not very loud, however it is noticeable if you stand by the wheel well or if you are sitting in the car with the door open
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How long has it been since the oil was changed? I am no LS1 expert but I've seen old oil cause slight sounds like that. I have also heard of people adding Lucas oil additive to resolve sounds like that but I'm not a fan of additives, personally. I'm not saying that Lucas will hurt anything, but a healthy engine should not need additives in my noob opinion.
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The distinct tap on cold start ups could be piston slap. Especially when you said it slowly goes away when it warms up . If it’s a bad enough to cause wear on your piston , you’ll see aluminum flakes in your oil filter medium when you cut it open.
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