# 2015 Nissan Versa - Knocks

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-nissan-versa-knocks/141942>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** nissan\
**Created:** [June 9, 2019, 11:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-nissan-versa-knocks/141942 "2019-06-09T23:15:54Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![coreysmith52](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/3bc359/32.png) [@coreysmith52](https://community.cartalk.com/u/coreysmith52)\
**Post date:** [June 9, 2019, 11:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-nissan-versa-knocks/141942/1 "2019-06-09T23:15:54Z")

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Knocking heavy and hesitating while stopped

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**Author:** ![It\_s-Me](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/it_s-me/32/12660_2.png) [@It\_s-Me](https://community.cartalk.com/u/It_s-Me)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2019, 11:53am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-nissan-versa-knocks/141942/2 "2019-06-10T11:53:12Z")

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Have you checked the oil level?

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**Author:** ![bcohen2010](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@bcohen2010](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bcohen2010)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2019, 5:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-nissan-versa-knocks/141942/3 "2019-06-10T17:42:33Z")

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> [@It\_s\_Me](#):
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> Have you checked the oil level?

If there is “heavy knocking and hesitating” at idle, I very seriously doubt adding oil will help–though I’d still top it off if low. To put this in perspective, my Sundance with a worn out rod bearing, and a crankshaft journal that was ovaled out to the point the I could wiggle the connecting rod around the crankshaft was barely audible at idle speed, and only made noise under load.

If this is anything more serious than preignition/spark knock due to low quality fuel, it sounds like you will need major repairs.

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**Author:** ![It\_s-Me](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/it_s-me/32/12660_2.png) [@It\_s-Me](https://community.cartalk.com/u/It_s-Me)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2019, 10:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2015-nissan-versa-knocks/141942/4 "2019-06-10T22:39:47Z")

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> [@bcohen2010](#):
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> If there is “heavy knocking and hesitating” at idle, I very seriously doubt adding oil will help–though I’d still top it off if low.

I know it’s probably to late to add oil, but if he checks and there isn’t any, we have a good idea of what the problem is.