02 altima ticking when shifted into gear

[chevscalade209]

i cant find out what it wrong

makes weird sound when shifted into gear

kinda sounds like a rod knock but its not

[MrSkippyJ]

i cant find out what it wrong

makes weird sound when shifted into gear

kinda sounds like a rod knock but its not

is the sound coming from the engine or the transmission?

[chevscalade209]

is the sound coming from the engine or the transmission?

the engine

[MrSkippyJ]

the engine

can you isolate where it is coming from, or a guess what area of the engine it is coming from?

[chevscalade209]

i heard it coming from around the cam gears

[EricM9104]

timing belt been replaced?

[MrSkippyJ]

how many miles on the engine?

[Baydestrian]

Lifter?

[MrSkippyJ]

Lifter?

I was thinking lifter ticking, but if it a fairly new engine, that may not be it. The engine does a bit more work to maintain idle when in gear vs. when in park, that could cause lifter ticking while in gear and not in park (I think).

[Ram]

if your car has hit around 75-80k miles on the engine, it may be the lifters. that model altime (02-04) is notorious for the engine giving out at around 75k-90k miles and having to be replaced.