Installing a pre-oiler?

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Sep 15, 2011 | 10:28 AM

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JERZ350

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From: Roseland, NJ

Aha!

So is this the solution??

http://www.autoenginelube.com/satisf...sanmaxima.html

They emailed me back to use Kit A a that it will fix the problem:

Joe,
Yes our prelube kit will solve the problem because it does exactly the same thing the oil pump does but before start up.
The A kit will be the best kit for your engine.
Thanks,
Frank

Maybe we can try to get a group buy going?

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Sep 25, 2011 | 09:22 AM

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Originally Posted by JERZ350

To me, a cold start means low oil pressure. If the VCT sprocket is the culprit and it's not an oil pressure issue, then it would make the sound all the time the car is started, cold or hot, wouldn't it?

The cam sprockets are hydraulic so it makes sense that the oil can drain out of those as well.