# How bad does this engine sound?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-bad-does-this-engine-sound/164364>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** nissan, altima\
**Created:** [May 15, 2020, 11:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-bad-does-this-engine-sound/164364 "2020-05-15T23:13:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![damian5000](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/damian5000/32/20846_2.png) [@damian5000](https://community.cartalk.com/u/damian5000)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2020, 11:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/how-bad-does-this-engine-sound/164364/1 "2020-05-15T23:13:59Z")

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Take a listen. This is in idle (I can’t be sure this is the same tick I’ve heard under load). It seems tick can be heard around 8s. I know impossible to know for sure but maybe hazard a guess how bad it sounds.