LOUD, fast clicking noise upon start-up
05-30-2006, 05:41 PM
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LOUD, fast clicking noise upon start-up
About an hour ago I started my car for the first time in about a week and I got the crap scared out of me...
I get in, turn the key, the car starts right up...
As soon as the motor starts running, this disgustingly loud knocking/clicking started happening at about idle speed and I swear I thought my motor was about to blow up... For those of you familiar with the sound, the was knocking like a V-twin motor from a Ducati or an Aprilia does at idle... ???
After the first 5 seconds of idling the knocking/clicking went away and the motor ran perfectly throughout my drive. (That I just got back from, btw)
An educated guess tells me it's something with the lubrication. I honestly don't know what it is, but it sounded bad so I thought I'd come here to check.
This was the longest I have ever gone without starting my car (about a week) since I've owned it, and I'm thinking that had something to do with it...
What was it? Should I be worried?
Thnx,
H
I get in, turn the key, the car starts right up...
As soon as the motor starts running, this disgustingly loud knocking/clicking started happening at about idle speed and I swear I thought my motor was about to blow up... For those of you familiar with the sound, the was knocking like a V-twin motor from a Ducati or an Aprilia does at idle... ???
After the first 5 seconds of idling the knocking/clicking went away and the motor ran perfectly throughout my drive. (That I just got back from, btw)
An educated guess tells me it's something with the lubrication. I honestly don't know what it is, but it sounded bad so I thought I'd come here to check.
This was the longest I have ever gone without starting my car (about a week) since I've owned it, and I'm thinking that had something to do with it...
What was it? Should I be worried?
Thnx,
H
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05-30-2006, 05:44 PM
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chain noise? sound like a chain being dragged across an open metal can? Someone else described it like that and its perfect. Mine does it when its been sitting for a while but goes away very quickly. Apparently, from another thread, there may be a seal that is going bad letting the oil leak out of the chain tensioner(s).
05-30-2006, 06:06 PM
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Originally Posted by Heirsh
chain noise? sound like a chain being dragged across an open metal can? Someone else described it like that and its perfect. Mine does it when its been sitting for a while but goes away very quickly. Apparently, from another thread, there may be a seal that is going bad letting the oil leak out of the chain tensioner(s).
It was a loud internal noise that was going at the same pace as idle... It basically sounded like whatever normally gets lubricated, didn't.
Then it suddenly disappeared 4-5 seconds after start-up...
Whatever it was couldn't have been good. I just don't want it to get worse and/or cause other damage.
