GuitigeGek

Hello everybody, Iam looking to buy a 350Z and today i had my first testdrive. I loved the car but when we popped the hood and listend to the engine i heard a rattle. Because iam inexperienced with the 350Z I have no idea whether it is a normal sound or not. I posted a video with the link here:

https://www.reddit.com/r/350z/commen..._sound_normal/

We reved up the engine in the first 8 or 10 seconds of the video, when the engine is at a higher RPM you can't really hear it. But in the last half of the video you can clearly hear it
I hope somebody can help me out with whether this is normal or trouble.

Thanks!

icer5160

iTrader: (4)

What year is the Z? Obviously a DE from the video, but I would argue that sound is fairly normal. It's the valve train. Perhaps a tiny bit louder than usual, I can't really tell because it's a recording. Position of of the mic makes a huge difference, hood open/closed etc. But based on what I'm hearing, the engine sounds fine. Maybe switch to a thicker oil to help quiet the lifters down, but no signs of serious damage.
-Icer

striker27

iTrader: (6)

Why not take it to a mechanic and Have them
look it over for you ??

GuitigeGek

Thanks a lot for the input! I think ill go for this one, just wanted to make sure there was nothing obvious wrong with it.
Its a 2006, but no rev up because its from januari.

GuitigeGek

Yeah i will do that regardless, thought i might check here if somebody already recognised a problem, then i wouldnt need the check up. Thanks for the tip anyway!