Guest slaphead Posted June 2, 2004 Report Posted June 2, 2004 Hi just bought a 2001 tdi and I,m a bit worried that it sounds a bit rough. theres a bit of rattle at start up (tappet noise) and when warm sounds sort of knocky. Is this a characteristic of this type of diesel engine..had an old diesel mondeo before totaly different sound.. Inside with windows up sounds great, well pleased. Quote
Ivor_E_Tower Posted June 3, 2004 Report Posted June 3, 2004 Welcome. If your knock on start-up lasts for under a second, it is IMHO normal. If not , check that the correct type of oil filter is fitted (with anti-drain valve). The other sort of noise you describe appears normal, especially if you can only hear it from outside or with the window open! Quote
Guest slaphead Posted June 4, 2004 Report Posted June 4, 2004 Cheers Ivor Ill check that out..it does sound like one of the followers is out though, what sort of job (cost) do you think this would be? cars just out of warranty (typical!). Quote
Ivor_E_Tower Posted June 4, 2004 Report Posted June 4, 2004 Still under 3 year warranty - cost nil....Otherwise expensive as I suspect that the unit injectors have to come off the head to get at the top of the engine - plus little experience of these engines outside the main dealer network. Quote
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