Rapid Ticking on startup
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Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 1,578
From: Deadford OR
i never went straight ATF on the motor but majority ATF, probally had a quart and a half in there of clean oil.
i've tried royal purple in other cars, pretty much an expencive synthetic to me so i didnt stick with it
i've tried royal purple in other cars, pretty much an expencive synthetic to me so i didnt stick with it
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Joined: Dec 2007
Posts: 1,578
From: Deadford OR
Originally Posted by Ratfink
I have seen worse buildup. Looks like some burnt oil in there, but no sludge from what I can see in the pictures. Hard to tell though.
This is my original engine no rebuild, and old oil after flushing with Seafoam. Again, like the ATF, I wouldn't run it long.
This is my original engine no rebuild, and old oil after flushing with Seafoam. Again, like the ATF, I wouldn't run it long.
i dont see it in duos pic and i dont have that on mine
The Cake Is A Lie!
Joined: May 2003
Posts: 5,690
From: WA
Originally Posted by thxone
I can't really say don't use ATF in the engine...I know it's not meant to be in there but it does seem to be a multitasker...hell I use it in place of fork oil on my bike...T-5 manual trannys use it...this list goes on and on. I'd say give it a shot, you never know. I'd pull the lifters though, rebuild them and then soak them in oil before they went back in the car.
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Joined: Sep 2007
Posts: 959
From: Tempe AZ
This is what adjustable rockers look like, instead of the hydraulic ones.
It that bar running across the cam towers is an oil spray tube. It has little holes on the side facing the cam that would squirt oil on each lobe of the cam. Old school.
That is an E88 head.
The cam that was put in the car when I got it was aftermarket, and drilled for oil. So the spray head was not needed. I removed it, and plugged the oles in the cam towers that feed it to maintain better oil pressure in my engine. The tube itself was broken and causing too much pressure to be lost.
I have an older 260Z, and they were a bit different.
It that bar running across the cam towers is an oil spray tube. It has little holes on the side facing the cam that would squirt oil on each lobe of the cam. Old school.
That is an E88 head.
The cam that was put in the car when I got it was aftermarket, and drilled for oil. So the spray head was not needed. I removed it, and plugged the oles in the cam towers that feed it to maintain better oil pressure in my engine. The tube itself was broken and causing too much pressure to be lost.
I have an older 260Z, and they were a bit different.
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Joined: Jan 2008
Posts: 111
From: brandon fl.
if your gonna do the T/F in the motor.. I would go with with reg. motor oil for one more oil change.. to make sure you get all the T/ F out before you go with the expensive syn/ oil.....food for thought
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NisTuner
Joined: Sep 2005
Posts: 2,800
From: Cleveland, Ohio
Well on the topic of the hydraulic lifters I started reading at HybridZ some more and I came across a big argument saying that the P90 with the solid lifters makes more power than the P90a and what not. It got me wondering, Nismopick if you check this, didn't you switch to a solid P90? If so did you notice more power, but at the same time maybe it's negligible. Since there were issues with your motor to begin with? Or are you still breaking it in?
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