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#89 of 97 Re: Mine too [wegco2] by ajc5906 Aug 21, 2009 (9:06 am)
Replying to: wegco2 (Mar 20, 2008 12:52 pm) I also am having the same problem. Been to the dealer twice, been told it is normal. I dont think its normal for a 1 year old car to sound like an old diesel truck. Sounds like crap when starting up, Knocking/ticking when accelerating until completely warmed up. When I say completely warmed up i mean driving for like 10 miles in 70 degree weather... Piece of shit.
#90 of 97 Bad 2.5 engine by rayval Aug 21, 2009 (10:20 am)
That's the way my engine was and after a battle with Nissan they finally replaced the engine. I am not sure that will eliminate the problem, apparently the 2.5 litre engine casting is bad and that is affecting other manufacturers who use this casting ie: MAZDA. My engine only has approximately 1,500 miles, and I am waiting until the weather gets colder to see if the dreaded noise comes back. If it does, another battle will start, this time I will be going for a buy back. I can assure you this will be my last Nissan.
#91 of 97 solid lifter noise by rondhol Oct 06, 2009 (10:23 pm)
I have 03 Altima that has that noise since 40k miles ago. The tapping noise comes from the "valve lifter" in qr25de that expand before the engine is warm. I only hear it during the winter (less than 50 F) and disappear after few minutes. This type of valve lifters"solid lifter" don't need adjustment in the entire life of the engine (Prius also use it). For instance, Honda need valve adjustment every 60k miles.   That's the characteristic of QR25DE engine with noisy valve lifter.
#92 of 97 Re: Altima 2.5 Engine Rattle on Start and Warmup [j3flyer] by 200925s Oct 14, 2009 (1:54 pm)
Replying to: j3flyer (Oct 01, 2007 4:56 pm) Hello everyone.. Bought a 2009 in july and guess what I am hearing! yep temps are now down to low 50-40 range and I drove the car the other day, Fiancee drives it most the time. I heard what sounded like lifter rattle.. I asked her if she heard it she said no. So I took it to work the other day cause it was going in for some weird circles that were in the glass in the windshield.I mean perfect circles like in the laminating process? anyone else seen this? anyway I could clearly hear the noise right around the 2000 mark when under very light throttle and load! Yes it does finally sound like it goes away when warmed up ,but I know this is no good for long term!.. So I told them to listen to it, and this is all i get yes the mechanic heard it and thats normal for these engines in cold weather! I was like wtf?.. Brand new engine with 8000 miles and the tight tolerances these new cars have and its normal!. not!.. I then told her my Mom's 2007 avalanche doesn't do it with 40,000 miles! she's like I doubt that I worked for a Gm Dealer for 20 years and they all ticked when cold. I was like well her's doesn't and this car does! Kinda got mad with her. I told her well whatever i know cars work on them, race them etc its not normal and i want this documented.. she was like it is on the service record.I said well it better be cause I know this isn't the end of this problem. Replies to this message: gino45 (Oct 14, 2009 3:02 pm)
#93 of 97 Re: Altima 2.5 Engine Rattle on Start and Warmup [200925s] by gino45 Oct 14, 2009 (3:02 pm)
Replying to: 200925s (Oct 14, 2009 1:54 pm) Just bought a 2009 SL and noticed the same thing when starting the car on cold mornings. It sounds like a diesel engine under slight acceleration. Should I be concerned about this? I decided to buy an Altima instead of a Ford Fusion, I just hope I didn't make the wrong decision.
#94 of 97 noisy lifters by cpospish Oct 18, 2009 (5:02 am)
add me to this list of 2.5L owners with noisy lifters. only 17,000 km on new car. did not notice it until a few weeks ago when temp went down to 10 deg Celsius. in niagara region of canada. any fix for this or do we live with this until nice weather returns? i wonder if using 5w-30 oil would help much?
#95 of 97 Nissan Altima Engine Rattle by rayval Oct 18, 2009 (5:35 am)
Hi, To answer your question, there is no fix for this problem, it has to do with a bad engine casting. I bought an 09 Altima in October 2009 and when it reached 4,000kms it started making a knocking noise on cold mornings. The noise got to be so bad during the winter that the car sounded like it had a diesel engine. I tried changing the oil to synthetic, adding additives, having the heat shield checked and just about anything you can think of without success. I started a long battle with Nissan Canada and finally got them to replace the engine at 15,000kms. Needless to say that "I was happier than a pig in ????", I'm sure you know what I mean. Well, my joy did not last very long, after 4,000kms on the new engine the noise returned ( 10C temperature). I was not prepared to go through a second battle so I traded ( at some loss, of course) the Altima for a Maxima. I am now back to being a happy pig with $10,000 less in my pocket. You are lucky, being in Canada, as you have some remedy. I suggest you check out the following link :http://camvap.ca/ , or you can always choose to live with a diesel sounding Altima. If you decide to keep the car you may want to invest in an oil pan warmer, it is a pad that sticks to the bottom of the oil pan to heat the engine oil and reduce the noise. Good Luck! Ray
#96 of 97 07, 08, 09, 2,5 altima engine rattle by jchd1340 Oct 18, 2009 (10:57 am)
OMG! rayval i can not believe you got another nissan after all the shit you went through. i myself have been on a mission. stopping at nissan dealers through out new england and acting like i,m interested in a used 07 08 09 nissan atlima 2.5. some of these cars are fine. some are not! we unfortunately are screwed. i had taken my car in three times before i contacted the BBB, mine seems to be getting worse. i will try one more time before i give up and sell the piece of shit. there is something seriously wrong with some of these engines. ps: gino45 you should have purchased the ford fusion
#97 of 97 Nissan Altima Engine Rattle by rayval Oct 18, 2009 (12:54 pm)
I joined this discussion in the hopes of providing valuable information on the problem that I experienced with my Nissan Altima, not to be judged on decisions that I have made to resolve the problem. Although I still have information that could be of use to other owners of Nissan Altima, I will no longer be posting to this site. Good Luck everyone. Rayval

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