The truck doesn't burn any oil between oil changes, no smoking, leaking in driveway, no issues at all. It does have 260k miles or so but runs great except power steering whines bad but power steering works great too. I assume its valves as it ticks loud as soon as you start it up til you cut it back off. Its valves.thanks very much for any input guys/girls. Marc-
Change the lifters,and the push rods,other than that leave alone,There very common noise,even if new it will make noise again,if you decide to fix it, it make it a hobby you will always be doing it.
SOURCE: 2000 Plymouth grand voyager ticking issue
YOU NEED TO ISOLATE TICK TO FRONT OR REAR BANK OF ENGINE..A MECHANIC'S STETHOSCOPE CAN HELP YOU ISOLATE..THEN REMOVE FRONT OR REAR VALVE COVER AND PUSH ON EACH ROCKER ARM..IF A LASH ADJUSTER(LIFTER)IS BAD,IT WILL BE SOFT OR COMPRESS WHEN YOU PUSH ON IT..LIFTERS ARE IN ROCKER ARMS ON A 3.0L AND IN BLOCK ON 3.3 AND 3.8L ENGINES
SOURCE: 2003 Pontiac Grande Am Gt 3400 engine
you can pull the valve covers and inspect the rocker arms, but you may have a bad main or rod bearing. im leaning toward the main bearing being spun, at least.
SOURCE: My 03 Maxima (3.5l 255 hp) started burning oil at
All cars will lose a certain amount of oil because you cannot seal an engine completely nor do you want to. Oil is lost at the valves, the piston rights and some oil is spread into the intake as blow-by occurs. This is normal to loss a quart of oil within 4,000 miles. However you are using a synthetic oil which is a man made oil and has different charactaristic than regular oil. You will loss more oil using oils like Mobil 1, but that is normal as well.
SOURCE: I have an '02 jeep wrangler. Straight 6, 4.0 L
I have a 94 YJ gave me the same issues and I did all you did and more.
Finely I was told that penzoil has a parfin base which lends it self to the cause. I don't know if it is true or not I'm just a shade tree mech. I switched over to full synthetic and WA-LA It took a couple of changes after a good cleaning but I've been TICK free for a over a year now. since I do my own change it helps hold the cost down. I was also told I needed lifters and a rebuild & all that jazz so I figured that if she was gona die I'd deal with that when it happens so far so good.
SOURCE: I had the valve cover gasket changed on my 1996
on a v6 ? Low on oil? rear cam plugs leaking? The lifters are on the end of the rocker arms and may get clogged. I have had some luck running 0w30 mobil synthetic for about a week or so with a new oil filter [Not a fram filter] and after that put 10w30 synthetic oil back in and a new filter. Check for oil leaking at other locations. If the noise is at the front of engine near water pump it may be the hydraulic timing belt tensioner.
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thank you very much. helpful as can be. i really appreciated'your'quick response. again, thank you so much for help!
You could check the viscosity of the oil you are using! Ihave found a 15w/40 diesel oil works well in cleaning out sticky lifters due to its higher detergent content. You could try a good engine flush in engine just prior to oil change. Wynns or STP. another old trick is to add 1/2 ltr or 1 pint of deisel to engine and run for 1/2 hour prior to oil change. I know of a guy got 1,000,000miles out of a 225 slant 6 chrysler engine so it dosnt hurt
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