97loudcut Posted February 14, 2006 Report Share Posted February 14, 2006 So I recently aquried an engine knock. I have a 2 dr. 97 Cutlass and it runs phenominal. I have noticed that when the engine is cold and first started up the engine has a slight knocking to it until the car warms up and then it goes away. I tried fixing it by adding some LUCAS oil treatment but I was a dummy and added 10w30 instead of 5w30 comletly ruining my whole purpose. Does anyone know what this knock is and how to fix this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdcutty Posted February 14, 2006 Report Share Posted February 14, 2006 Yep, really cold, thick oil takes time to make it's way through the motor. How long has it been since you did an oil change? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWeb80 Posted February 14, 2006 Report Share Posted February 14, 2006 Piston Slap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToroToro Posted February 14, 2006 Report Share Posted February 14, 2006 Lifter tick. The lifters get old and dont hold oil as well anymore, so after it's been sitting for awhile it takes some time for the lifters to pump back up. Normal, and completely annoying. Mines probobly about 10X worse than yours too, if yours just started doing that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SigEpCutlass Posted February 14, 2006 Report Share Posted February 14, 2006 lifter tick is a recognized issue from GM in one of their TSB's. It's okay & you don't need to worry unless it does that when the engine is warm/hot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19Cutlass94 Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 yeah, like others said, dont worry about it. BTW, are the lifters solid or hydualic (sp)? Just wondering because when I tear into my engine in the spring Im gonna replace em and hoping get rid of that annoying tick...(since mine still seems to do it a little bit when warm) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveFromColorado Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 they're all hydraulic lifters - if you had solid lifters, you'd have to adjust the valve lash manually before the tick would go away, no matter the tempature of weight of the oil. --Dave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5speedz34 Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 Yeah, don't worry alot of our motors have piston slap of somekind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
94CutlassSLCoupe Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 It the transmission!!!! my car has done the noise from day 1 as does the 3.4 DOHC cutlass we have AND the 3800 Series II GP (97 so it has a 4t60e)...its front pump cavitation...its a TSB for all 4t60-e cars. Piston slap is much louder than the noise i have and you're describing. Plus my noise (present on 4 cars my family owns) won't go away unless you drive it for a block, no matter how warm the engine is (meaning its the trans) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chadz34 Posted February 16, 2006 Report Share Posted February 16, 2006 It the transmission!!!! my car has done the noise from day 1 as does the 3.4 DOHC cutlass we have AND the 3800 Series II GP (97 so it has a 4t60e)...its front pump cavitation...its a TSB for all 4t60-e cars. Piston slap is much louder than the noise i have and you're describing. Plus my noise (present on 4 cars my family owns) won't go away unless you drive it for a block, no matter how warm the engine is (meaning its the trans) I also have that, is it normal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SigEpCutlass Posted February 16, 2006 Report Share Posted February 16, 2006 It the transmission!!!! my car has done the noise from day 1 as does the 3.4 DOHC cutlass we have AND the 3800 Series II GP (97 so it has a 4t60e)...its front pump cavitation...its a TSB for all 4t60-e cars. Piston slap is much louder than the noise i have and you're describing. Plus my noise (present on 4 cars my family owns) won't go away unless you drive it for a block, no matter how warm the engine is (meaning its the trans) wtf are you talking about? this is the first time i've ever heard of that.... :? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToroToro Posted February 16, 2006 Report Share Posted February 16, 2006 I've heard of it, but I know my car has nothing of the sort at 102K miles. I guess if it goes away without moving, it's the lifters. If you need to drive before it goes away its the front pump. :? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian P Posted February 16, 2006 Report Share Posted February 16, 2006 if it were the transmission making that noise on all the cars, my car would have still made it after I swapped engines. It didn't. The most common form of this noise is the lifters. Some are "piston slap" and maybe some are the tranny. Anyone with solid knowledge of diagnosis should be able to tell them apart. edit: My old tranny made a hell of an odd whining sound when the pump shaft started to fail. Such a common problem on these tranny's it's unreal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
19Cutlass94 Posted February 17, 2006 Report Share Posted February 17, 2006 There is a different sound for each one, if you know what your trying to listen to, and like Brian P, said, the most common noise is the lifters. Which can be fixed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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