osprey92
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2017 Ram 1500 Tradesman, Hemi, 82,000 mi, self maintained. On start up I have a tapping noise that quitens in about 10 seconds. When driven, I hear a "Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzeeeeeeeeeeee" sound, that diminishes and increases with deacceleration and acceleration for about the first mile, then it is not noticable. My thoughts these seperate but possibly connected issues. Tapping maybe a valve lubrication issue goes away when the oil reaches the top end and becomes lubricated. The sound I am hearing could be lack of lubrication for the piston. Are there oil injectors in each cylinder that gum up or fail at some point? I use Walmart Supertec 5w20 and a fram synthetic filter, changed every 5k miles. Can someone with experience chime in on the description - is there something else I need to check? Could the "Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzeeeeeeeeeeee" sound be a belt or bearing somewhere?
Edit - I found a video on lifter tapping - sounds like the first issue. But why does it go away?
Edit - I found a video on lifter tapping - sounds like the first issue. But why does it go away?
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