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lousy nick
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Oct 4, 2008, 6:55 PM
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My beater work car is an '89 buick, 3.3 litre. 168,000 km. I've had it for over 5 years and it doesn't owe me a penny. Shortly after I bought it, this noise started. The way I would describe it is like how when you were a kid, and you put a baseball card in your bicycle spokes, only the card is made of metal. It'll be there when I do a cold start from this time of year, till spring. It then goes away completely for summer!! The noise increases with rpm's, and will go away after 5- 15 minutes, depending how cold it is outside. Is this a noisy lifter? If so, what can I do about it? Thank you for help.
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Tom Greenleaf
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Oct 4, 2008, 7:48 PM
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?? This has done this for 5 years and predictably stops when warmed up? Could be sticking lifter/valve issues and oil additive or change could help. Do you ever change the oil in this "beater?"
Are you sure it's engine based noise and not a belt or belt driven item?
T
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lousy nick
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Oct 4, 2008, 8:11 PM
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I've changed the oil every 3 months since I've owned it, and in that time only put on 40,000 km (25,000 m). I've changed alternator, serp belt, water pump since I've had it...so I know it's not a belt. It comes from within engine.
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Tom Greenleaf
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Oct 4, 2008, 10:00 PM
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Allright - a sticking lifter type thing is unlikely with the oil changes like that. It still can be a valve lash noise from maybe a worn camshaft lobe and probably no adjustment but if I can find out just how the rocker arms and set up under valve cover looks there could be some effective tricks for a "beater" car to buy more time and shut it up if we can pin it down to excessive clearance that hydraulic lifter can no longer make up for.
Are you up for doing this work yourself? Next step is probably to remove a valve cover or should say THE valve cover where the noise is coming from. If not clear that it's one side like that then it may be something else alltogether. A valve/lifter noise should be clear as to which side of engine. Let me know on that,
T
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Double J
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Oct 6, 2008, 1:13 PM
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These were known for a piston noise.
The noise will normally appear after one or two minutes of operation and disappear after ten or fifteen minutes of operation. The source of the noise was found to be caused by the addition of a splash oil hole in the pistons. This hole was added to improve high mileage durability and the noise will in no way adversely affect engine operation or durability.PER GM.......
GM did come out with replacement pistons that did not have the extra splash oil hole drilled.
Just my "4 Cents" Tom....LOL
Jim
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Tom Greenleaf
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Oct 6, 2008, 3:37 PM
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Jim - In just one day with the stock markets the 4 cents is no good anymore! They need a first born now for even pocket change! U$ currency is only as good as how hot a fire it will make
T
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