blueg14rep

Hello, i'm thinking about doing an oil change before winter kicks in. My question is, now that I have a slight tapping sound when she is cold, which oil shall I put in to stop this noise. Should I have a slightly thicker one or is there something I can add with the oil?

She is 1995 turbo import!

Thanks Claire

TonyBurns

iTrader: (3)

You could run a 10w50, it will take longer to warm up so you have to take that into mind or try to find the issue with the tapping, if its wear and tear then not much you can do...
What oil are you running now?

Tony

blueg14rep

I'm running 5/40 at the moment!

wrxcook

Is it a new noise, it could be piston slap which is normal for forged pistons

jh1-2009

http://www.zx1aust.com/products
/microoil/index.html
my mate used this as his engine was knocking on his megane scenic, it stopped the knocking 100% and i was amazed lol. obviously it won,t repair the wear of the engine but might stop you worrying so much. i would do an oil change in any case and iff it,s still noisy give this product a try.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KY5J0wrAMuY
it,s basiclly an oil additive and is in halfords.

oilman

iTrader: (9)

And this is why we don't sell it and would never recommend it.

http://www.opieoils.co.uk/pdfs/tech-...-additives.pdf

jh1-2009

ok oilman i merely sugested it as the engine is knocking, do you sugest a thicker oil in this case?

oilman

iTrader: (9)

With a pre 2000 car, a 10w-40 can help to keep it quiet when it's cold. Unfortunately it might not be as simple as changing the oil used.