I have a DI 2019 Nissan Nv3500 with the 5.6L v8. I noticed a vibration on hard acceleration and the check engine light was on. I took it to a dealer and they said the engine was sludged up and i needed a new engine. And this was due to lack of oil changing. I do this myself so that wasn’t the cause. I got it home and drained oil. Not much came out. I had the van towed to a shop. They filled it with oil and the error code went away and they said everything appeared normal. I changed the oil again after that visit not too long after and there were a couple very tiny bits of gray plastic on the oil filter gasket. I took apart the filter and nothing was in the pleats. I also get a very slight metal vibration accelrating from a stop and
Shifting to second. Sounds like a loose heat shield buy everything appeared tight. For the sludge i am going to change oil on a frequent interval for awhile. I am sending off an oil sample to blackstone. I don’t know if my timing chain guides are damaged which is causing the rattle sound. Any thoughts??
Shifting to second. Sounds like a loose heat shield buy everything appeared tight. For the sludge i am going to change oil on a frequent interval for awhile. I am sending off an oil sample to blackstone. I don’t know if my timing chain guides are damaged which is causing the rattle sound. Any thoughts??