[marky107]

Hi, my first thread so please be gentle,
on starting the car from cold there is a rattle that i think comes from the top
of the engine & after a few seconds it stops, it does not do this all the time maybe once a month. after doing a bit of reseach i found some cars do & some dont have this problem but nobody seems to know what it is !!!, car drives great getting 37 mpg, this is the only problem i have with the car.
one more thing, is there a direct replacement angel eye unit instead of the inserts i have seen ? there seems to be one for every other car except mine!

 

[sharkie]

is it due a service soon ?
It could be the oil did you check the level?
do you know what oil is in the car at the minute?
as for the electrics you should post that question in the electrical forum you might get a quicker response
hope this is of some help

 

[marky107]

many thanks for your help will give it a service & see if that cures it.

 

[Slacker-ray]

What oil are you using? grade?


That ticking/Tapping noise is the hydraulic tappets.

 

[Ronnie]

Seems to be a common thing cropping up with N42 engines :hihi

 

[Slacker-ray]

Seems to be a common thing cropping up with N42 engines :hihi

You aint kidding Ronnie, most that come in do suffer from this including the M43TU engines aswell...............