I recently post a question on the strange noise on my engine as well when the car has been sitting for a week and a half, but so far no one answered my question. My car sounded like its a diesel when I first started it. But after about 5-10 seconds, the noise went away. I was also wondering if the oil did not get to the lifters as well. Hope someone will shed some light on this one.

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