Basically last year i saw some 25w60 (yikes i know!) at $10 for a 5L bottle, so I thought it would be okay being summer just to give it a short OCI (1-2000kms)
The morning after putting it in it would knock for a few seconds and it would do this every morning until I decided to drop it after a couple of weeks (around 1000Km)
I changed back to recommended 10w30 but now the lifters (Hydraulic lash adjusters in this engine) would rattle at around 1,400rpm! I have stayed with 10w30 and 10w40 ever since but i think i've clearly caused some damage to my lifters
I bought some 15w50 durablend to try over the summer to see how that turns out, but would it be worth just changing all the lifters since i've found i can get all 12 brand new ones for $78?
Thing is i don't have the tools and much experience to do it myself so would it be an expensive job for a mechanic labor wise?
Thanks
The morning after putting it in it would knock for a few seconds and it would do this every morning until I decided to drop it after a couple of weeks (around 1000Km)
I changed back to recommended 10w30 but now the lifters (Hydraulic lash adjusters in this engine) would rattle at around 1,400rpm! I have stayed with 10w30 and 10w40 ever since but i think i've clearly caused some damage to my lifters
I bought some 15w50 durablend to try over the summer to see how that turns out, but would it be worth just changing all the lifters since i've found i can get all 12 brand new ones for $78?
Thing is i don't have the tools and much experience to do it myself so would it be an expensive job for a mechanic labor wise?
Thanks