ticking and or nocking sound help please

sassan · 07-11-2010, 03:54 PM

i looked it up and it said i could use it and i called Toyota and they said that also wat the recommended for a higher millage engine so that wat i went with

btwilson86 · 07-12-2010, 12:14 AM

IMO 20-50 is too thick for daily driving use. The thicker oil is going to increase pressure, but at the cost of restricting flow. Your tapping may have gotten worse by oil starving the engine with that 20-50 oil...

Tapping, knocking, ticking, etc. is never "no big deal". That is a sign that something is not adjusted or operating properly. Using thicker oil is nothing more that taking aspirin for a headache; it covers the symptoms. Drain your oil, put something along the lines of a 5-30 or 10-30 oil in the car, and see if the ticking "hopefully" goes back to how it was.

Also, oil in the plug valley is usually caused by leaking valve cover gaskets or a no.3 cylinder head cover gasket (that's a part of the piece that runs the length of the engine over the spark plug valley). Do a quick search on the forum here and you'll find a dozen or so threads on the topic.

sassan · 07-12-2010, 01:06 AM

the tapping went to a knocking and the really bad and the car started to over heat. so i dnt think a thinner oil now is gonna help so u really think so?

btwilson86 · 07-12-2010, 03:22 AM

Ah, didn't catch that the first time I read through. If it's knocking now and overheating, the damage is done....

sassan · 07-12-2010, 03:24 AM

so my best bet is to get another engine then correct?

btwilson86 · 07-12-2010, 05:03 AM

That or you could tear into the one you have, find out what caused it, and then possibly rebuild it.

07-12-2010, 12:14 AM	#2
btwilson86 Super Moderator Join Date: May 2007 Location: Billings, Montana Posts: 1,034	IMO 20-50 is too thick for daily driving use. The thicker oil is going to increase pressure, but at the cost of restricting flow. Your tapping may have gotten worse by oil starving the engine with that 20-50 oil... Tapping, knocking, ticking, etc. is never "no big deal". That is a sign that something is not adjusted or operating properly. Using thicker oil is nothing more that taking aspirin for a headache; it covers the symptoms. Drain your oil, put something along the lines of a 5-30 or 10-30 oil in the car, and see if the ticking "hopefully" goes back to how it was. Also, oil in the plug valley is usually caused by leaking valve cover gaskets or a no.3 cylinder head cover gasket (that's a part of the piece that runs the length of the engine over the spark plug valley). Do a quick search on the forum here and you'll find a dozen or so threads on the topic. __________________ 1989 7MGTE R154 Targa Top White Package w/Blue Interior Driftmotion 57trim CT26, Upgraded Intercooler, 2.25" Hard Pipes, 3" Turbo Back Exhaust with Test Pipe, HKS VPC w/GM 3 bar MAP sensor, APEXi S-AFC, Walbro 255lph fuel pump, ProSport EVO Series Boost / Fuel Pressure / AFR gauges, Lotek a Pillar Gauge Pod, HKS Type 0 Turbo Timer, Eibach Lowering Springs, Tokico Illumina II TEMS struts, custom powder coated Motegi Racing TrakLite wheels

07-12-2010, 03:22 AM	#4
btwilson86 Super Moderator Join Date: May 2007 Location: Billings, Montana Posts: 1,034	Ah, didn't catch that the first time I read through. If it's knocking now and overheating, the damage is done.... __________________ 1989 7MGTE R154 Targa Top White Package w/Blue Interior Driftmotion 57trim CT26, Upgraded Intercooler, 2.25" Hard Pipes, 3" Turbo Back Exhaust with Test Pipe, HKS VPC w/GM 3 bar MAP sensor, APEXi S-AFC, Walbro 255lph fuel pump, ProSport EVO Series Boost / Fuel Pressure / AFR gauges, Lotek a Pillar Gauge Pod, HKS Type 0 Turbo Timer, Eibach Lowering Springs, Tokico Illumina II TEMS struts, custom powder coated Motegi Racing TrakLite wheels

07-12-2010, 05:03 AM	#6
btwilson86 Super Moderator Join Date: May 2007 Location: Billings, Montana Posts: 1,034	That or you could tear into the one you have, find out what caused it, and then possibly rebuild it. __________________ 1989 7MGTE R154 Targa Top White Package w/Blue Interior Driftmotion 57trim CT26, Upgraded Intercooler, 2.25" Hard Pipes, 3" Turbo Back Exhaust with Test Pipe, HKS VPC w/GM 3 bar MAP sensor, APEXi S-AFC, Walbro 255lph fuel pump, ProSport EVO Series Boost / Fuel Pressure / AFR gauges, Lotek a Pillar Gauge Pod, HKS Type 0 Turbo Timer, Eibach Lowering Springs, Tokico Illumina II TEMS struts, custom powder coated Motegi Racing TrakLite wheels

07-11-2010, 03:54 PM	#1
sassan Intake Join Date: May 2010 Location: rialto Posts: 48	i looked it up and it said i could use it and i called Toyota and they said that also wat the recommended for a higher millage engine so that wat i went with

07-12-2010, 01:06 AM	#3
sassan Intake Join Date: May 2010 Location: rialto Posts: 48	the tapping went to a knocking and the really bad and the car started to over heat. so i dnt think a thinner oil now is gonna help so u really think so?

07-12-2010, 03:24 AM	#5
sassan Intake Join Date: May 2010 Location: rialto Posts: 48	so my best bet is to get another engine then correct?