valve rattle at cold startup

dogdrake

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hey i have valve rattle when i start my 1jz when cold ,is this normal ? im running moble 1 synthetic and it does it even after a fresh oil change . should i reshim valves ? it clears up after 3 or 4 seconds.
 

dogdrake

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thanks . whats wierd is it only lasts for 3or 4 seconds . i figured if it was a clearance problem it would rattle all the time. but when i crank it the idle shoots up to 2k then 1.5 then slowly falls to around 1k . do you think its jumping to quickly in rpm for the oil to get to the head?
 

dogdrake

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annoyingrob;1191934 said:
Are you SURE it's the valves? Sounds like bottom end to me. If your bearing clearances are out of spec, your rods will rattle around on the crank until pressure builds.
shit now your scaring me. the sound is comming from the top end. ill double check though.
 

aphxero

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I had a similar thing on an old motor. Then put the head on another motor it was still there.

I've had a friend who's exhaust cam seized in the head. Maybe oil passages are clogged? I'll bet accusump would stop it. Still doesn't fix the problem haha.
 

dogdrake

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aphxero;1192684 said:
I had a similar thing on an old motor. Then put the head on another motor it was still there.

I've had a friend who's exhaust cam seized in the head. Maybe oil passages are clogged? I'll bet accusump would stop it. Still doesn't fix the problem haha.

Ive had the valve covers off and its clean as a whistle, no clogs i could see.oil pressure is good .belive me i know what rod knock sounds like ive been through 1 rebuild and 1 jdm 7m motor that had a rod knock.:cry: i guess ill check the clearances on the shims when i get time. thanks for the ideas guys .
 

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Chuck, it shouldn't take you but about fifteen minutes to take the covers off and check the clearances. I just did mine, so it wasn't that bad.
 

dogdrake

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Its a wix oil filter its smaller than the stock its an rx7 filter . The reason is because i have a sandwich plate made for an rx7 to pick up for my oil pressure gauge. I have no idea if it does have a antidrainback valve .