when i started my car this morning, it started rattled for a while!!

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ESPER
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why??all help is appreciated!!thanks!!


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sorry.. i have nothing to help you with but try posting this in the nissan mechanic area...

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thanks anyway!!

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oh were is it comming from?? engine, inside, outside???the timing chain rattles when they get old when you start the car.

ESPER
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engine seems the most prominent

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do 240's have a timing chain?

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Yup.. 240's have a timing chain:thinker

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Antjaw wrote:Yup.. 240's have a timing chain:thinker


heck i don't know, i don't drive one.

if it has a timing chain maybe the tensioner is loose and causing some rattling during startup until it tightens up after warmup

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Usual suspects are the chain tensioner and lifters.


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