Hello folks thankyou for giving me the opportunity to be a part of your forum for starters.
I am the owner of a 09 plate 2.0 cdti which has 160k on clock which lasted me all of 10 miles (seriously) after buying it before the oil starvation issue caused the bottom end to eat itself, I have since had a refurbished engine fitted and clocked up 1k miles and im very happy with the car, the missus hates it for no real reason other than there is a single clang on warm startup and she is fretting thinking the car is going to self distruct again.
This only happens on warm starts, cold starts there is no noise, I have changed the battery, starter motor and glow plugs to no avail. Whether the engine is hot or cold it cranks three times then catches but there is a single metallic clang when warm as it catches, no other noises, no warnings, car drives fine. From cold there is no noise at all, the clutch bite point is low and the gearchange is smooth.
No noises when idling, no noise when clutch is depressed, no rattling or anything, just the single clang when you start the engine if its warm. One mechanic has said it sounds like the DMF but he is loathe to suggest a new one just yet as there are no other symptoms other than the single clang as it catches and he says it is fine for now, another mechanic says it sounds more like its coming from the auxiliary pulleys but cant see anything obvious, and a third mechanic has told me not to worry about it and just enjoy the car.
if anyone has come across this i would appreciate some input before I have to throw even more money at the car as another big bill is going to mean i end up divorced
I am the owner of a 09 plate 2.0 cdti which has 160k on clock which lasted me all of 10 miles (seriously) after buying it before the oil starvation issue caused the bottom end to eat itself, I have since had a refurbished engine fitted and clocked up 1k miles and im very happy with the car, the missus hates it for no real reason other than there is a single clang on warm startup and she is fretting thinking the car is going to self distruct again.
This only happens on warm starts, cold starts there is no noise, I have changed the battery, starter motor and glow plugs to no avail. Whether the engine is hot or cold it cranks three times then catches but there is a single metallic clang when warm as it catches, no other noises, no warnings, car drives fine. From cold there is no noise at all, the clutch bite point is low and the gearchange is smooth.
No noises when idling, no noise when clutch is depressed, no rattling or anything, just the single clang when you start the engine if its warm. One mechanic has said it sounds like the DMF but he is loathe to suggest a new one just yet as there are no other symptoms other than the single clang as it catches and he says it is fine for now, another mechanic says it sounds more like its coming from the auxiliary pulleys but cant see anything obvious, and a third mechanic has told me not to worry about it and just enjoy the car.
if anyone has come across this i would appreciate some input before I have to throw even more money at the car as another big bill is going to mean i end up divorced
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