i have a 1990 chrysler lebaron and my problem started very recently. my car was due for an oil change 5 days ago but i am broke so i couldnt do it. gradually, over 3 days a clicking noise started to develop. it got louder and louder as time went on. this past sunday i put 2 qt.s of oil in it and the sound got quieter but i still hear it. it's always there but worse when i am idileing and decelerating. it is a clicking sound. would any mechanic know whats wrong or going to break on me? thanks a ton.
2006-10-30 09:01:51 · 8 answers · asked by mista rappit 3 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
You ran it low on oil. The ticking noise you hear is a lifter or rocker that has suffered scaring. As long as you keep the oil up on it you can take this car another 50 to 70 thousand miles. but do not run it low on oil again.
2006-10-30 09:10:17 · answer #1 · answered by gearnofear 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you let it get two quarts low you probably wore some stuff out. If it's tappet noise, cranking down on the rocker adjustments might quiet it down but the car is past the point where you should pour money into it.
Things don't go wrong 2 days after the oil change is due. You could probably have gone seven or eight thousand miles on good oil with nothing to worry about.
2006-10-30 11:19:47 · answer #2 · answered by Nomadd 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would guess you oil got low that's why when you add some it got quiet. Oil does not have to be changed every 3months or 3000 miles that is a myth. I'm not a mechanic or an expert but cars have been my hobby for years.
No one could say how long it will last but keep checking the oil and don't let it get low again.
2006-10-30 11:07:43 · answer #3 · answered by Framer 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
RonB48146 is right. It is a sticking lifter. Probably just changing the oil and filter will cause it to come loose. If it is still clicking after you change the oil, try an oil additive - but not STP. I would use Slick 50 or Moore's.
2006-10-30 09:11:07 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like a bad lifter from lack of oil. Or a bad bearing.
2006-10-30 12:09:45 · answer #5 · answered by larry w 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like your bearings are getting worn out by the oil's viscosity. You need to change the filter as well as the oil.
2006-10-30 09:06:50 · answer #6 · answered by daniswired 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you have a sticking lifter. it's not uncomon on cars that are over 15 years old. "Is it going to break you?" yes if you have a crook for a mechanic.
2006-10-30 09:07:50 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
take your car to a mechanic before u make it worse
2006-10-30 09:05:16 · answer #8 · answered by curious2 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋