sandthepilot

Hey guys, whenever I start accelerating or taking a turn to the right my car sounds like a diesel engine just for like 3 seconds. Anyone know what the problem could be? I'll take video and post it. I think it makes the same noise at a certain rpm level I believe 4500 rpm.

bmccann101

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yeah ur gonna need a vid for this one man.

sandthepilot

K, I'll take one when I get off work.

sandthepilot

I've been trying to take video but it's too quiet on it. Its kinda like a rattling sound. I'll keep trying though. It's really annoying. Maybe I should just take it to the stealership :-/

djamps

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Check your oil.

sandthepilot

Oil just got changed last month

djamps

iTrader: (1)

I mean check the level. Doesn't matter when it was done because if there's a problem starting, it can go very quickly.

Z33Garage

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^this

sandthepilot

I'll check thanks

redline06

Year? milage? Mods? , my 08 has a diesel motor type sound at exactly 1500 Rpm, anything more or less it goes away. Weird

cheshirecat79

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Sounds very similar to valvetrain noise caused by oil starvation. I know because my 370 eats over a quart every thousand miles and I got to find out one day when, as you said, it started sounding "like a diesel engine".

sandthepilot

I know it's been awhile since I posted, but I took the car to Nissan and they said its pre-detonation. They claim all 370's have pre-detonation problems because of the quality of gasoline. Even though I fill premium every time, they said its better to use non-ethanol gasoline. They recommended trying octane booster to see if it gets rid of the pinging. Only happens when I'm accelerating around 1,000-1,300rpm. It's bullcrap. It's annoying when it happens, and it only happens here and there not every time I roll out. Sounds like a darn diesel.

oldschool350z

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Oh wow that is unsettling news.. there is nothing the dealer will do? Trust me I know how dealers can be I work for one but not in the service side