Rattling from front of engine

Spooler · 12-10-2018, 11:29 AM

Broken link, fixed it for ya.

It actually sounds like VTC rattle on the cams. This could be caused by leaking Galley gaskets on the front cover. The front cover oil galley feeds the VTC's on the front of the cams. Take action or you may loose the engine due to low oil pressure.

Nick370 · 12-10-2018, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Spooler

Broken link, fixed it for ya.

It actually sounds like VTC rattle on the cams. This could be caused by leaking Galley gaskets on the front cover. The front cover oil galley feeds the VTC's on the front of the cams. Take action or you may loose the engine due to low oil pressure.

Yeah Ive actually replaced the galley gaskets on my 350z before, however, the issue goes away upon warmup, not the opposite. In my experience with the galley gasket issue, the problem gets worse with the oil at operating temp, not better.

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Spooler A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Ga Posts: 14,005 Drives: 2013 Nismo 370z Rep Power: 2684393	Broken link, fixed it for ya. It actually sounds like VTC rattle on the cams. This could be caused by leaking Galley gaskets on the front cover. The front cover oil galley feeds the VTC's on the front of the cams. Take action or you may loose the engine due to low oil pressure. JARblue, Rusty, Memphis370Z and 1 others like this. Last edited by Spooler; 12-10-2018 at 11:32 AM.

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