ticking and or nocking sound help please

Sassan

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May 31, 2010
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i have a 87 non turbo supra 5 speed. i bought the car and it has a tapping sound. i talked to a tech and he said it was nth to worry about it was just one of my lifters tht went loose. he said i could drive the car and not have any probs so last night i did an oil change on my supra putting in 20w-50. and this afternoon i was driving it and the tapping became increasingly loud to the point it could hear it over anything else. my car cut off three times while driving it and wen i got it home it started to over hear. i let it sit for a few hours and took off the valve covers to fine spark plugs 3-6 soaked n oil and cracked. i looked at all the caps that hold the cams in place and all were still tight. im hoping its the head that just needs work. any info would help a lot.
 

NTRA08

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Could be a spun rod bearing or a few bent valves

BTW you dont have lifters. you have cams, valves, springs, retainers, caps, and shims. No lifters
 

mecevans

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Jan 18, 2009
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Time for a rebuild! your "backyard mechanic" is an idiot.

20w-50! DAMN! thickest i would put in this motor is 5w-40 if its high mileage or 90+ degrees. These motors are designed for 5w-30 and so are almost all imports.