Basic background
My 2001 mitsubiti montero sport recently developed a light ticking noise that sound alot like lifter noise Ive heard in engines with lifters. (BTW it has about 245K odo)It only does it on cold startup when the ambient temp is below 60 F then goes away after 2 min idle. If I place a 75 watt drop light on it a couple hrs before starting it doesnt tick at all.
THE ISSUE
The one part of the directions that makes me question dumping the full quart in as directed is under the cautionary NOTE on the bottle
NOTE: On engines with 75000 miles,remove,drain and clean out the oil pan,to minimize the risk of engine damage.
Really dirty engines full of gunk may require repeat treatment.
The montero requires more labor to R&R the oil pan than the typical pan I have seen and Im not willing to go that far without more hours of thinking about it. Im going to be fairly stubborn on that point until I consider this "Is there another likely way to do accomplish this ticking issue ?"
To minimize the risk of clogging the passages up further or even clogging up the oilpump screen,I think I may just try flushing with 1/4 of the quart bottle( that still might be too much as Im just flying by the seat of my pants on this one so far). My thoughts are that the mild start up ticking of my engine, as described at the beginning of this post,may not require the whole qt to quiet it down, so why increase the risk of additional problems Ive already mentioned.
Ill just repeat this flushing process every 3000+- miles with each oil change.How doeds that conservative approach sound? Really,I welcome any other insight .
If you must know the name of the product: Ive used one or more words in my post that may give you a clue.
My 2001 mitsubiti montero sport recently developed a light ticking noise that sound alot like lifter noise Ive heard in engines with lifters. (BTW it has about 245K odo)It only does it on cold startup when the ambient temp is below 60 F then goes away after 2 min idle. If I place a 75 watt drop light on it a couple hrs before starting it doesnt tick at all.
THE ISSUE
The one part of the directions that makes me question dumping the full quart in as directed is under the cautionary NOTE on the bottle
NOTE: On engines with 75000 miles,remove,drain and clean out the oil pan,to minimize the risk of engine damage.
Really dirty engines full of gunk may require repeat treatment.
The montero requires more labor to R&R the oil pan than the typical pan I have seen and Im not willing to go that far without more hours of thinking about it. Im going to be fairly stubborn on that point until I consider this "Is there another likely way to do accomplish this ticking issue ?"
To minimize the risk of clogging the passages up further or even clogging up the oilpump screen,I think I may just try flushing with 1/4 of the quart bottle( that still might be too much as Im just flying by the seat of my pants on this one so far). My thoughts are that the mild start up ticking of my engine, as described at the beginning of this post,may not require the whole qt to quiet it down, so why increase the risk of additional problems Ive already mentioned.
Ill just repeat this flushing process every 3000+- miles with each oil change.How doeds that conservative approach sound? Really,I welcome any other insight .
If you must know the name of the product: Ive used one or more words in my post that may give you a clue.
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