Hello all,
I have a 94 Pathfinder with 157,000 miles. About 5 miles into my daily commute, I began hearing the valves tapping as if oil wasn't getting to them. Then the oil light came on. I immediately pulled over and turned the engine off. I waited 5 minutes, started the engine, everything sounded normal (no valve tapping, no oil light on). I drove for about 2 blocks and the same thing happened again. I shut off the engine and had the truck towed back to my house. There is oil in the engine. I have a few questions:
1) Did I do any engine damage by starting it up the second time and trying to continue on?
2) Is this an oil pump failure or could it be something else?
3) The truck needs a timing belt change, should I have a Nissan service dept check it out or find a reputable mechanic to troubleshoot the problem?
Thanks in advance.