2013 Rouge leased new . Wen starting it up cold, the engine sounds like it's not getting any oil to the top of the head. It rattles and grinds for several seconds until the oil finally gets to the top of the head. This condition became worse when I started it when the temp was 60 degrees. It clanked very loud for almost a minute and I shut it off. I restarted it several times and could not get it to idle correctly. Again I shut it off and waited for several minutes I restarted it and it was ok. The dealer inspected it and heard the sound and compared the motor with an other Rouge.The rep. told me that is normal for this motor and stated when it's cold outside it takes longer for the oil to get to the top of the head. ( can you believe this) I live in NJ and had no trouble last winter starting it. Apparently I have a bad motor and Nissan will do nothing about it. I called Corp. and put in paper work for them to review the case and hopefully buy out the lease.:Confuzzled: Can you give any advise?
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