Scotty, I spent over 1 hour on YouTube.. you videos are GREAT, you make all the sense to me and you obviously know what you are doing. Well to the point:
I love my car, is smooth as silk. H
However I've recently noticed a rattling sound on start up, it goes away within a few seconds. I thought it was because I leave the AC on when I turn it off, so I tried turning it off. I've tried topping off the OIL. I suspected it was the "ECO" mode I simply cant figure it out.
It is totally random.
There are a ton of ridiculous answers on the internet and they all seem to go off on a tangent.
In your expert opinion what do you think I should be looking at?
BocaBierta {black}:cool:
You probably need a new timing chain kit installed.
If you're lucky it's just the tensioner for the timing chain. I wouldn't think the chain or guides would be worn out on an 8-year-old vehicle but I suppose it's possible especially if oil was not changed regularly.
Nobody is that lucky, Chuck. (joke)
@d oc, My oldest vehicle with overhead cams is 36 years old with about 300,000 miles and the timing chain is still silent. Ditto for my 25-year-old daily driver with over 360,000 miles. Maybe I'm spoiled but that that's the kind of durability I'm accustomed to. (By my standards an 8-year-old car is still practically new!)
Hey @chucktobias - my 41 year old Toyota 22R engine has it's original, double row timing chain (225,000 miles) and it too is silent. I guess you and I must live right.
The kinds of problems people report having here with relatively late-model cars are pretty appalling.
No lie.