Hi guys,

I looked around on the forum for ticking noise from a cold engine, and looks like this is expected (mostly). I hear it after letting my car sit for the weekend and starting it on a not-so-cold (65F) morning. The noise goes away in 10 seconds or so, but is pretty scary when it starts.

This started after I changed oil. I previously ran Castrol Syntec (synthetic) with K&N, and this time around, I changed to 5 quarts of Castrol edge (with titanium) 5w-30 with K&N filter. Looks like the engine doesn't like the new oil. Never had issue until 3 weeks ago. I have had this happen to me twice already now. I thought I'll give a heads-up if people start noticing the ticking noise after the oil change. The engine has 39K miles on it.

I am thinking of going back to the previous Castrol Syntec. Any other suggestions?

 

Funny, because it sounds more like a filter check valve issue.

 

Hmm..so the solution would be to use an Infiniti filter? Use the same spec (Castrol edge) oil but a different oil filter?

Any advice would be much appreciated. Thanks!

 

i wouldn't use an infiniti filter. the k&n is supposed to have a check valve, but yours may be defective.