05 6MT Engine Knocking Pinging
#76
Originally Posted by Foo_G
Hey does the loaner ping
#77
#79
Originally Posted by bythabay
The only Gs that I've seen ping so far are the 298hp (rev-up) types. Given that most (if not all) loaners are autos, none of them should ping. To answer your question specifically, no, the loaner doesn't ping.. and neither has any other loaner I've had.
#82
#83
Originally Posted by bythabay
Carbon build-up is no excuse since they do this from day one. Could you please explain why higher revs would resolve pinging?
#84
Originally Posted by Nickk6
It was kind of a joke. Shiesh, sorry you did not catch on. But if the car is being driven pretty hard (loaner), it won't knock simply because most knocking cases result from low RPM use, automatics don't lug so easy.
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#86
Originally Posted by Nickk6
I think pinging is a characterisitic of Nissan as mentioned earlier. My car has been pinging since new. I just check the oil once in awhile, as long as its registering on the stick...I figure I am safe as far as the warranty goes.
#87
So they've had the car now for 4 days (since monday morning). I'm enjoying putting some miles on the 05 loaner they gave me though. My guess is that since they're keeping it this long, they must be trying to figure out what the issue is - and that's good because they're not just brushing it off.
#88
Originally Posted by bythabay
So they've had the car now for 4 days (since monday morning). I'm enjoying putting some miles on the 05 loaner they gave me though. My guess is that since they're keeping it this long, they must be trying to figure out what the issue is - and that's good because they're not just brushing it off.
#89