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I own a 2005 GMC sierra with 5.3 engine code T i believe

The problem i am having is i get a lot of lifter noise on cold starts

right now it seems to happen intermitently

It has aproximatley 50,000 miles on it

I did have synthetic oil put in it 2 oil changes ago and toward the end of that oils life is when i noticed the problem

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I own a 2005 GMC sierra with 5.3 engine code T i believe

The problem i am having is i get a lot of lifter noise on cold starts

right now it seems to happen intermitently

It has aproximatley 50,000 miles on it

I did have synthetic oil put in it 2 oil changes ago and toward the end of that oils life is when i noticed the problem

 

 

What oil filter are you using? How many miles are u going between changes?

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I own a 2005 GMC sierra with 5.3 engine code T i believe

The problem i am having is i get a lot of lifter noise on cold starts

right now it seems to happen intermitently

It has aproximatley 50,000 miles on it

I did have synthetic oil put in it 2 oil changes ago and toward the end of that oils life is when i noticed the problem

 

 

What oil filter are you using? How many miles are u going between changes?

 

I just recently had the oil changed at at a shop and the put a napa oil filter on it
silveradobobby Enthusiast

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I own a 2005 GMC sierra with 5.3 engine code T i believe

The problem i am having is i get a lot of lifter noise on cold starts

right now it seems to happen intermitently

It has aproximatley 50,000 miles on it

I did have synthetic oil put in it 2 oil changes ago and toward the end of that oils life is when i noticed the problem

 

 

What oil filter are you using? How many miles are u going between changes?

 

I just recently had the oil changed at at a shop and the put a napa oil filter on it

 

 

 

I would change that napa filter to a better one with a check valve those napa filters dont have them espally the shop bought ones.

Change to K&N or ac delco just make sure it has a check valve. Also alot of these oil change places use recycled oil when they are pumping from a barrel and good way to know if your getting new oil is to see them pour from the bottle.

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I own a 2005 GMC sierra with 5.3 engine code T i believe

The problem i am having is i get a lot of lifter noise on cold starts

right now it seems to happen intermitently

It has aproximatley 50,000 miles on it

I did have synthetic oil put in it 2 oil changes ago and toward the end of that oils life is when i noticed the problem

 

 

What oil filter are you using? How many miles are u going between changes?

 

I just recently had the oil changed at at a shop and the put a napa oil filter on it

 

 

 

I would change that napa filter to a better one with a check valve those napa filters dont have them espally the shop bought ones.

Change to K&N or ac delco just make sure it has a check valve. Also alot of these oil change places use recycled oil when they are pumping from a barrel and good way to know if your getting new oil is to see them pour from the bottle.

 

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I own a 2005 GMC sierra with 5.3 engine code T i believe

The problem i am having is i get a lot of lifter noise on cold starts

right now it seems to happen intermitently

It has aproximatley 50,000 miles on it

I did have synthetic oil put in it 2 oil changes ago and toward the end of that oils life is when i noticed the problem

 

 

What oil filter are you using? How many miles are u going between changes?

 

I just recently had the oil changed at at a shop and the put a napa oil filter on it

 

i have my oil changed when the change oil warning comes on

I do have a ? reguarding the difference between a check valve and a flowback diaphram that i have seen on some filters web sites.

 

 

I would change that napa filter to a better one with a check valve those napa filters dont have them espally the shop bought ones.

Change to K&N or ac delco just make sure it has a check valve. Also alot of these oil change places use recycled oil when they are pumping from a barrel and good way to know if your getting new oil is to see them pour from the bottle.

 

mkelly Enthusiast

mkelly

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Here's a recent CSK thread.......

 

http://www.gm-trucks.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=93734

 

CSK, cold start knock, piston slap noise, search any of those and you'll get a headache.....

 

 

What on earth does that have to do with the topic?

 

CSK is not lifter noise! they are not even closely related.

 

 

 

For the OP. Put on a new high quality oil filter with a check valve and your problems should be solved.

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I own a 2005 GMC sierra with 5.3 engine code T i believe

The problem i am having is i get a lot of lifter noise on cold starts

right now it seems to happen intermitently

It has aproximatley 50,000 miles on it

I did have synthetic oil put in it 2 oil changes ago and toward the end of that oils life is when i noticed the problem

 

 

What oil filter are you using? How many miles are u going between changes?

 

I just recently had the oil changed at at a shop and the put a napa oil filter on it

 

 

 

I would change that napa filter to a better one with a check valve those napa filters dont have them espally the shop bought ones.

Change to K&N or ac delco just make sure it has a check valve. Also alot of these oil change places use recycled oil when they are pumping from a barrel and good way to know if your getting new oil is to see them pour from the bottle.

 

How many dealerships and service garages still pour from the bottle? I know the Chevy dealer I bought from dosen't and I know a couple independent garages in my town don't. Does oil coming from a barrel definately mean it is recycled? I don't now. What about oil in a bottle, is it guaranteed to be virgin? I was looking at this, it is interesting.

 

Buy recycled: Re-refined oil

Used motor oil can be re-refined into lubricating oils that meet the same certifications and specifications as new or virgin motor oil. Recycling oil consumes less energy than pumping and refining oil from the ground, and buying recycled means helping reduce the need for foreign oil.

 

Cost. The price of re-refined oil is comparable to virgin oil. In some cases, it costs less.

Performance. Test after test has shown that re-refined oil is just as good, if not better, than virgin oil. Look for certifications from the American Petroleum Institute (API). API-licensed re-refined oils must pass the same cold-start, pump ability, rust-corrosion, engine-wear, and high-temperature viscosity tests that virgin oils do.

Warranty. Major auto and engine manufacturers such as Ford, GM, and Detroit Diesel agree that the use of API-certified re-refined oil will not void warranties, which are based on performance criteria. If the oil meets the warranty requirements, the warranty must be honored.

Who's using it? For years, re-refined oil has been used throughout the United States with great success. The U.S. Postal Service has been using re-refined oil for nearly a decade in its fleet of almost 73,000 vehicles, and Minnesota's state Motor Pool has been using it since 1998. Even Mercedes-Benz uses re-refined oil in its factory-new vehicles.

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I own a 2005 GMC sierra with 5.3 engine code T i believe

The problem i am having is i get a lot of lifter noise on cold starts

right now it seems to happen intermitently

It has aproximatley 50,000 miles on it

I did have synthetic oil put in it 2 oil changes ago and toward the end of that oils life is when i noticed the problem

 

 

What oil filter are you using? How many miles are u going between changes?

 

I just recently had the oil changed at at a shop and the put a napa oil filter on it

 

 

 

I would change that napa filter to a better one with a check valve those napa filters dont have them espally the shop bought ones.

Change to K&N or ac delco just make sure it has a check valve. Also alot of these oil change places use recycled oil when they are pumping from a barrel and good way to know if your getting new oil is to see them pour from the bottle.

 

How many dealerships and service garages still pour from the bottle? I know the Chevy dealer I bought from dosen't and I know a couple independent garages in my town don't. Does oil coming from a barrel definately mean it is recycled? I don't now. What about oil in a bottle, is it guaranteed to be virgin? I was looking at this, it is interesting.

 

Buy recycled: Re-refined oil

Used motor oil can be re-refined into lubricating oils that meet the same certifications and specifications as new or virgin motor oil. Recycling oil consumes less energy than pumping and refining oil from the ground, and buying recycled means helping reduce the need for foreign oil.

 

Cost. The price of re-refined oil is comparable to virgin oil. In some cases, it costs less.

Performance. Test after test has shown that re-refined oil is just as good, if not better, than virgin oil. Look for certifications from the American Petroleum Institute (API). API-licensed re-refined oils must pass the same cold-start, pump ability, rust-corrosion, engine-wear, and high-temperature viscosity tests that virgin oils do.

Warranty. Major auto and engine manufacturers such as Ford, GM, and Detroit Diesel agree that the use of API-certified re-refined oil will not void warranties, which are based on performance criteria. If the oil meets the warranty requirements, the warranty must be honored.

Who's using it? For years, re-refined oil has been used throughout the United States with great success. The U.S. Postal Service has been using re-refined oil for nearly a decade in its fleet of almost 73,000 vehicles, and Minnesota's state Motor Pool has been using it since 1998. Even Mercedes-Benz uses re-refined oil in its factory-new vehicles.

 

 

 

 

Most oil change shop use bottles if asked usually only cost a dollar more! I don't like recycled oil I've seen it too many times when I tear an engine down you CAN tell a big difference in an engine that was using recycled and now recycled!

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