I had a tapping noise this afternoon after I got off work when I started my car. It sounded like it was coming from my left bank (drivers side) and on the top end. Almost like a valve tap, or a rocker arm tapping noise. I dont think this engine has rocker arms, but it sounded like a oiling issue. Any suggestions to clear out the oil passages on the top of the engine. I had a villiger in the shop with a simaler problem and all of its oil passages on the heads were blocked up, sounds alot like the same problem I have, But the Villiger owner drove that van into the ground so we ended up replaceing the engine. I am tring not to do that..... although it would be a great time to start on the new engine.

Hmm maybe if I am lucky it may have just been a passing partical of junk. I am going to most likely change my oil this weekend at work and try and run some oil system treatment through it.

Hodo I think Gunk makes a engine oil flush. You run it before you change the oil. To make sure read the directions.
Our Z32's have hydraulic lifters and it could be a collapsed lifter.

I don't believe in oil flushes... problems start to occur once you clean out all that shit that was keeping the motor held together. :lol:

try using some seafoam in that next oil change, they make some specifically for head and oil conditioning i think

I don't believe in oil flushes... problems start to occur once you clean out all that shit that was keeping the motor held together. :lol:

this is true especially for old, old engines. that what happened to my cougar i think...my mom took my car in for an oil change and she told the guys to go ahead and flush the engine. 2 weeks later i blew a headgasket...

I've never used it so I can't say, so I'll leave it up to you guys that have and know.

oh, and im not saying that was definitely the cause of my headgasket blowing...it could have just been a coincidence.

if its a tap its probably top end but if its a knock it would be bottom

No it was a tap on the top end. It went away after the car sat for about 3 hours. I am thinking its definately a oiling problem. Perhaps one of the oil passages is blocked and causeing the lifters to tap on that cylinder. Or it could have been something that got caught up under my intake plenum or engine and sounded like a valve tapping. I just know now I am going to have to put a rush job on the next engine.

thats about how my rod bearing started thewre for one second then sounds great then it spun a bearing (not saying your case i hope itsd not)
and if its blockage it seems like it would tick when you start it back up due to no oil till pressuire built up but it could have just been a heated lifter and caused it to boil the oil and run dry till it cooled just take it easy for a little and change the oil asap
good luck]

I am changing the oil this weekend. Its due anyway. Not to worried about it. I might yank the valve covers this week and take a closer look. If I have time.

hopefully it was just a heated lifter thouh and if you drive hard itsover due much sooner than when you r gramma drives(unless shes like mine then its a little sooner lol) but anyway hopefully the oil change helps and also its probably not a good idea to just pop youer cover off things are better off left alone unless repairing or improving unless you want to give it its physicl and dont forget to make cough on a good run (anmd then a nice cool down jog of coarse lol)

I work at a lincoln dealership as a tech, I think I can figure out my Nissan. I pulled the engine on a Villiger nothing can be more of a pain than that..... more the customer who wanted to see the valves and the cams before we pulled the engine to see if they were any good. 3 days to get that done, needless to say I was not a happy camper.

not saying you cant but i footed my own mouth they arent lifters are they? there cam followers right?
but any way why dont you help me with mine then lol just pikin

I work at a lincoln dealership as a tech, I think I can figure out my Nissan. I pulled the engine on a Villiger nothing can be more of a pain than that..... more the customer who wanted to see the valves and the cams before we pulled the engine to see if they were any good. 3 days to get that done, needless to say I was not a happy camper.


damn theres nothing worse than a customer thats beathing down your neck kinda makes you wanna tell them to back the fu*k off and let you get the shyt done lol

I have handed my tools to a customer before and said you want to tell me how to do it then why dont you do it?

let me see your tools lol no just pikin butmyou wann a replace my bearings lokl just pikin gotta do it though and until then im nothing but a bonneville lol

haha that's awesome hodo... what was the response?

let me see your tools lol no just pikin butmyou wann a replace my bearings lokl just pikin gotta do it though and until then im nothing but a bonneville lol

hey what in the hell is "pikin"??? is that like a new lingo or something...i feel like an old man, no offense Al. i dont know any of these new "hip" phrases...:lol:

DZ the customer looked at me wierd then walked off, to I guess complain to my shop manager. I didnt hear anything about it so I guess the shop manager told him to stay out of my way and the job will get done sooner than later.

pikin as in pokin fun at as in dont take me serius sorry ima sarcastic kinda guy my bad

hey what in the hell is "pikin"??? is that like a new lingo or something...i feel like an old man, no offense Al. i dont know any of these new "hip" phrases...:lol:

It's OK K3. I can't understand half he says eather.

"let me see your tools lol no just pikin butmyou wann a replace my bearings lokl just pikin gotta do it though and until then im nothing but a bonneville lol"

Now for the life of me, I haven't any idea what the above says.
I've tried 3 different translators on it, and all it says is, "language unknow".

It's OK K3. I can't understand half he says eather.

"let me see your tools lol no just pikin butmyou wann a replace my bearings lokl just pikin gotta do it though and until then im nothing but a bonneville lol"

Now for the life of me, I haven't any idea what the above says.
I've tried 3 different translators on it, and all it says is, "language unknow".

:lol: thats awesome!!!

anyways, stephenp, i wasnt making fun of you, you just kept saying that word so i wanted to knwo what it meant.

lol tahst funny i guess i was jus waitin for sum1 else to ask first lol

lol tahst funny i guess i was jus waitin for sum1 else to ask first lol

Tahst funknee? lol. Mor lak cunfusein. Ittid bee gurrate ifin eye nuw twat hees saain. lol
Eye gass eyem goina haffa git som lol skooln err sumpen. lol

i actually understood everything you said al.... i win! lol

hey i only had one word messed up and it was "tahts"

lol thats one of the words for some reason i mistype mybad

lol i understood it after reading it like 2 times

That just shows you I'm still able to learn. So you can teach old dogs new tricks.

i just noticed what is wit the zedex crew member #??

i actually understood everything you said al.... i win! lol

I don't want to hear that shit. It's hard enough trying to figure out what problems guys are having without trying to figure out what language there talking in.

Albert I dont know what your talking about. I get that EVERYDAY at work, and its from ALL races of people, most of them dont speak, any known language, be it Mexican or English. Ahh the joys of living in the "Dirty" south.

Albert I dont know what your talking about. I get that EVERYDAY at work, and its from ALL races of people, most of them dont speak, any known language, be it Mexican or English. Ahh the joys of living in the "Dirty" south.
Maybe we'll have to go back to drawing pictures like the cavemen. Every language has a different word for ASSHOLE, but to draw one, eliminates the need to translate and everyone knows what a asshole is!

I have a good one for TORQUE.
A guy standing in front of the john wanting to pee with a erection. When he pushes down on it to hit the pot it raises his feet off the ground!!! That my friend is TORQUE and everyone would understand.

Now what the hell this has to do with your taping problem I have no idea.

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