Recurring Thread
Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2006 2:29 am
In know this topic keeps coming up on Oilhead boards but no-one seems to give an answer.
My '03 Rockster has a heavy ticking/rattle from the front left of the engine when cold. I know its not important and they all do it
but what causes it?
I have done the engineer trick of placing a screwdriver against the engine and my ear against the other end but I can't define where the noise is actually coming from. Its not the heads/valves I don't think its the timing chains as it comes from the front somwhere.
I know that air/oil cooled engines have to have large clearances for expansion but what is making the tick?????
Does anyone have an answer
My '03 Rockster has a heavy ticking/rattle from the front left of the engine when cold. I know its not important and they all do it
but what causes it?I have done the engineer trick of placing a screwdriver against the engine and my ear against the other end but I can't define where the noise is actually coming from. Its not the heads/valves I don't think its the timing chains as it comes from the front somwhere.
I know that air/oil cooled engines have to have large clearances for expansion but what is making the tick?????
Does anyone have an answer
...embrace it, get used to it...as I think it's just some strange german engineer's idea of a fun way to drive us all crazy figuring out what it may be...! 