I have a new 2nd hand car on my drive. Peugeot 307 1.6 16v petrol (Tu5)
less than 32,000 miles with full service history but the last oil change was done 2 years ago. First thing I did was to change the oil. I used 5w40.
But I am bothered by a tappet sound on cold starts. It last for some minutes until the engine has warmed up. For me the hydraulic tappets/lifters are not pumping up properly fast enough.
Maybe another oil change and a thinner oil - thinking of buying Quartz 0w30.
Could have had some sludge build of due to the max service interval reached.
Do you think the 0w30 would pump up the tappets better when cold?
(also it's going to be my wife's school run car etc so lots of very short runs. 0w30 maybe better suited)
less than 32,000 miles with full service history but the last oil change was done 2 years ago. First thing I did was to change the oil. I used 5w40.
But I am bothered by a tappet sound on cold starts. It last for some minutes until the engine has warmed up. For me the hydraulic tappets/lifters are not pumping up properly fast enough.
Maybe another oil change and a thinner oil - thinking of buying Quartz 0w30.
Could have had some sludge build of due to the max service interval reached.
Do you think the 0w30 would pump up the tappets better when cold?
(also it's going to be my wife's school run car etc so lots of very short runs. 0w30 maybe better suited)