50k miles, vlaves raddleing?! HELP!

lptheory96

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Aug 10, 2002
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Yeah, sometimes when I first crank or I hit teh gas at a low RPM, I hear somethign that sounds like a woodpecker in my car, it has recently did it more foten and if I hit it hard as soon as it gets over 4k it does it until 5 1/2 K. Its gotta be my valves raddleing right? Why woudl this happen so early? Did I not change my oil enough or what? Help me out when any otehr possibel causes that would make me feel better?
 
bottom line, either you are running a few quarts low and your lifters are pissed, or you've got bad gas, i'd try some name brand hi octane, after checking the dipstick and see if that clears things up for you