Oil leak
Asked by BrianRay May 03, 2018 at 01:24 AM about the 2006 Nissan Altima 2.5 S
Question type: Maintenance & Repair
The car had an oil leak when I got it 2 months ago.
One day my wife was out driving on low oil (not
empty) I added a bit of oil. After this we now hear a
slight ticking when accelerating. Also we have lost
a lot of pressure when accelerating. No white
smoke and the ticking isn't getting louder but
acceleration is poor. What could be the cause of
this?
7 Answers
well, basically, if you do not drink anything throughout the day ( any beverage) you will slowly lose energy as well. Cars drink oil, just as good as drink gas / diesel. Sounds like you are doing a GREAT job of running it into the ground. The very first thing I do to any car I just bought, replace all fluids and filters. An engine compression test wouldn't hurt as well. but that's how I would treat any investment. your local junk yard would be happy to do business with you.
brotherben answered 6 years ago
How low is low and how much is a bit? Get your oil pump and bearings in your crankcase checked ASAP before your engine locks up.
It was a little under half full. I added a quart and it was back to full. The leak is slow. Someone said I may have oil on my spark plugs and that could cause bad acceleration. Is this true?
brotherben answered 6 years ago
Might not be your oil pump but it wouldn't hurt to check it. If your getting oil on your plugs, you have a blow-by problem. You need to get your bearings checked and replace your piston rings.
GREAT information Ben, I didn't realize there are bearings in a 'case. and the blow-by makes sense. if the piston is old and worn, the oil pressure will squeeze right past it and give ya problems. Very well said. i had a 280 E Mercedes that did this to me. I got rid of it. Repairs cost more than the worth of car((.
