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No oil pressure issues after the oil filter was changed.
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Replace (no glitter in the oil) and a new filter
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a few months ago my car began having oil pressure issues which were solved with an oil change (no glitter in the oil) and a new filter.
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Replace oil of course helped
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When you already had a oil pressure issue it is most likely that you still have a problem with that, changing the oil of course helped but this is "the small scale on the balance".
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Your oil pressure has to be pretty low to trigger that if so, and if you used the car for a while like that its possible oil starvation led to engine damage.
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Hi, I decided to post on here about my engine problems with my Boxster. full disclosure I bought the car at 17 (I'm 19 now) so money is tight to repair it. a few months ago my car began having oil pressure issues which were solved with an oil change (no glitter in the oil) and a new filter. a week after this however due to a lose connecter by the ignition switch. upon starting it back up it began making a knocking/ tapping sound from the engine which increases with the rpms. the car has high miles 160k but has a mountain of service records dating back to when it was new with all the typical Boxster issues like the ims, water pump and rms all being done. The car has sat ever since because of college but I'm ready to start getting into the issues. any help would be a life saver
I should probably add some details about the car for clarity. My car is a 2003 base model 2.7 with a 5-speed manual. It has very high mileage but a good service history (162k), and all the major fixes have been done. The m96.23 is difficult to find used or at a price that doesn't cost more than the car's value. Any help in self-diagnosing what's going on with the car would be very helpful.
Is the tapping at engine speed or slower? This can help determine whether it's the bottom end or piston slap, or valvetrain noise.
If you try to make a recording of the sound, that might give folks here a better sense of what's going on. Try recording from the side vents, under the middle of the block, and towards the sides under each head. That can help point you to the source. Even get farther back under the transmission, too, which can help isolate those weird sounds as well.
Were you getting the oil pressure light? Your oil pressure has to be pretty low to trigger that if so, and if you used the car for a while like that its possible oil starvation led to engine damage. Also, how did an oil change fix that? Was the previous oil super old and gunky? Seems like oil pressure might still be the issue here
The tapping is pretty consistent with engine speed. Looking to get a shop diagnosis for like 200 bucks here in a few weeks to get a definitive answer without running or damaging the car.
The first thing is to read the codes with PIWIS/Durametric or another suitable code reader. These engines are not prone to failing lifter(s). When you already had a oil pressure issue it is most likely that you still have a problem with that, changing the oil of course helped but this is "the small scale on the balance". You have the possibility to
check oil pressure
very simpel. I would start with that!
How does an oil pressure test work on one of these cars? also, while the engine is out how difficult is it to go ahead and throw an oil pressure gauge in the interior to be safe?
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