Wat engine oil to use

[4-AGE 4-LIFE]

I own a ae101 4-age

im using 15w-40 engine oil at the moment
and the engine is very noisy

wat viscosity oil would quitein down those hydrolic lifters

[vvega]

hahahahahahhhahahhah
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no hydrolic lifters mate
its ethier ya vvt pully or somthing very sinister

gotta love this sometimes

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[4-AGE 4-LIFE]

nah i can hear the sound of the vvt pully but i can hear other noises

im not to keen on doing the vvt pully yet its pricey

and wat viscousity oil should i use neway

[Lloyd]

Should be fine with 15W40. What are these other noises like?

[4-AGE 4-LIFE]

tapping i got a lil bit of belt noise annoys the sh*t outta me

and it wont go away no matter wat tension the 2 belts are

could it be somthing to do with cambelt tensioner

[phatman3801]

its most likly ur valve clearances, prtty common thing for the 20valves!

[EssDub]

mine runs perfectly on Castrol Protec 15W40 with no noises at all

[aesc]

What are the condition of your auxillary belts like? I had some pretty nasty noises coming from mine mainly when cold but also when warm to a lesser extent. Ended up being the Supercharger and Alternator belts. Maybe if you can, take one belt off at a time and see if the noise stops, if so then replace the belt(s). Even if they are relatively new could still be the problem, by aux belts were only around 20kms old and the were buggered.

Could possibly be the cambelt tensioner, but try the above first.

Personally id be running 10W40, but 15W40 is ok, shouldn't cause any tapping noises as such unless you havent changed the oil recently

[4-AGE 4-LIFE]

replaced both belts bout 1 000 kms ago

adn im doing an oil change today going to try some 10w 40 in it

see wat comes out eh

if the belt noise is still there tonight at the toyspeed meet hopefully someone wil turn up who could point me in the right direction

[JT]

replaced both belts bout 1 000 kms ago

adn im doing an oil change today going to try some 10w 40 in it

see wat comes out eh

if the belt noise is still there tonight at the toyspeed meet hopefully someone wil turn up who could point me in the right direction

The oil shouldn't make a noticeable difference. If it was noisey when cold, like aesc encountered, it may make a difference changing the cold property of the oil. If the engine is making annoying noises just turn the stereo up

mine runs perfectly on Castrol Protec 15W40 with no noises at all

In a bz-g you should be using a better quality oil than that. Go for a semi-synthetic and 10W-40.