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Marbles in my crankcase? Every mechanic mystified. 2012 LS460 at 250k
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Having been through something similar, had you done any work on the engine immediately prior to this noise?
Can you pull the camera a little farther away and focus on where it is the loudest?
For kicks, I'd disconnect one spark plug coil pack at a time on the side where the ticking is the loudest. See
if it goes away. It sounds to me like an electrical arcing. Just a wild guess.
Maybe try some of the HPL Engine Cleaner??? Wasn't this an engine you thought was sludgy before?
Can you pull the camera a little farther away and focus on where it is the loudest?
For kicks, I'd disconnect one spark plug coil pack at a time on the side where the ticking is the loudest. See
if it goes away. It sounds to me like an electrical arcing. Just a wild guess.
Maybe try some of the HPL Engine Cleaner??? Wasn't this an engine you thought was sludgy before?
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Well, I can’t say I totally agree with you here. When I get close to 5k, I start to lose sleep. LOL
That depends on the engine. And no, “this is Lexus or Toyota “ doesn’t matter here.
What is “quality” synthetic oil you used?
Whatever's on the clearance aisle at the Dollar tree.
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I heard that same noise yesterday from a late model Chrysler minivan idling next to me. The owner could care less but the noise was exactly as you mentioned...exactly..
As I tell my 13-year-old, feelings must be filtered through the lens of facts before acted upon.
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yeah, i think you might have culprit.
Ex-wife dropped some stuff in your crankcase.
Do these engines use a dual-pressure oil pump? Is oil pressure somehow changing by design at the 2 minute mark? Is oil pressure used at all for belt/chain tensioners?
is this a gdi, port injection or both? Maybe it’s shifting between modes?
is this a gdi, port injection or both? Maybe it’s shifting between modes?
Is this VVTI cam all I need, or all the VVTi goodies? How hard to diy?
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Oil change with Rotella T6 has silenced the marbles. It's spectacular. Still replacing the VVTi cams as soon as I am able to.
That's the exact same thing guys do in 3V Fords to silence timing chain rattle!
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