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- From: brooks@mcnc.org (Ted Brooks)
- Subject: Re: engine startup noise
- Message-ID: <1992Dec17.165141.16811@mcnc.org>
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- Organization: MCNC Center for Microelectronics, RTP, NC
- References: <1992Dec16.215946.677@hawk.cs.ukans.edu>
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- Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 16:51:41 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec16.215946.677@hawk.cs.ukans.edu> stubbs@hawk.cs.ukans.edu (Jerry Stubbs) writes:
- >
- >I have an '84 Isuzu Pickup with the 2.0 l 4cylinder engine. When I
- >start the engine after it sits for a while, there is a lot of valve
- >noise and the oil light stays on for 10-20 seconds. Of course it is
- >worse the longer the engine sits. After 4 hours it is only for a
- >couple of seconds, but on a cold morning it is pretty bad.
- >
- >I have tried thinner oils, thicker oils, factory filters, PTFE additive
- >and am now using Mobil 1.
- >
- >
- >If anyone has any thoughts on this I would appreciate the input on
- >net or mail.
- >
- Maybe you have a worn/clogged oil pump. Not terribly expensive to fix, as
- long as you don't wait for the engine to self-destruct.
-
- Ted Brooks
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