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So recently I bought a 2007 350z Base and it had a light ticking which i suspected to be the lifters, and then I changed the oil with Mobil 1 Syn 5w-30 and a mobil 1 filter and i think it got a little worse. What should i do because it bothers me what it is and what it can do to my engine. What do you guys think it is and what could i do to quiet the ticking?
Did you buy it like that? Anyway it sounds like the top end but I can't quite tell so I'm not 100% but make sure you positive your not low on oil. My top end would tick when I got slightly low on oil.
Having that same exact problem, it's definitely coming from the top end where the cams are, very loud on a cold start up and it goes away after 2500rpm. Really annoying and don't remember that when I bought it brand new. Using Pennziol Platinum Synthetic and at 27xxx miles right now. Figured it was the timing chain clicking but I'm not sure.
Could be it was a little out of spec on the clearences from the factory but to be honest, I didn't hear a tick to be worried about, but it was odd that a stock engine sounded like it had a lope.