Engine knock at cold start

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06-13-2016, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by clifton94

so adding a can of liquimoly is not going to hurt it but I know I will have too replace them at sometime

Current thinking is that excessively thick oil is what causes the VVT to stick in the first place so, yes, adding a can of liquidmoly might just hurt it.

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06-13-2016, 06:38 PM

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Usually it's oil drains out over a few days and is left empty so takes a little time to refill

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