AlbertaClipper
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Just putting this out there, even though I know a few threads have been started already.
In 6400 miles, I have had two instances where I’ve started the engine and heard the 5 second clatter. The first was at about 1500 miles on the factory fill and oil filter, and the second was on a Fram Ultra Synthetic filter with Valvoline 5w-20 FS high mileage oil. But, the common denominator of those two events occurred within a couple hours of an engine start where the engine ran briefly, like less than 30 seconds (both times I was just moving the truck from the driveway to the street). The first time, the engine wasn’t cold…it was a hot summer day, so while it had cooled a bit after a fully warmed up drive (I drove the truck, came home, a short while later moved the truck into the street, then the clatter occurred on the subsequent start after that a couple hours later), it certainly hadn’t cooled all the way down. The second time, the engine was cold. There was no lifter clatter on the first cold start today when I moved it to the street, but the second one, about 2 hours later, had the clatter.
Engines…sheesh.
The thing runs perfectly otherwise. Again, maybe there’s a pattern, like the start up clunk when holding the brake pedal down the entire time it starts.
In 6400 miles, I have had two instances where I’ve started the engine and heard the 5 second clatter. The first was at about 1500 miles on the factory fill and oil filter, and the second was on a Fram Ultra Synthetic filter with Valvoline 5w-20 FS high mileage oil. But, the common denominator of those two events occurred within a couple hours of an engine start where the engine ran briefly, like less than 30 seconds (both times I was just moving the truck from the driveway to the street). The first time, the engine wasn’t cold…it was a hot summer day, so while it had cooled a bit after a fully warmed up drive (I drove the truck, came home, a short while later moved the truck into the street, then the clatter occurred on the subsequent start after that a couple hours later), it certainly hadn’t cooled all the way down. The second time, the engine was cold. There was no lifter clatter on the first cold start today when I moved it to the street, but the second one, about 2 hours later, had the clatter.
Engines…sheesh.
The thing runs perfectly otherwise. Again, maybe there’s a pattern, like the start up clunk when holding the brake pedal down the entire time it starts.
