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#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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