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Martin F · Mar 25th, 2008, 10:49 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by drb5 (original)

I spoke to a couple of people and knowing what fuel injectors do and how loud they are, i can tell you definately NOT the injectors....the noise goes away after a minute or two and is considerably louder than the injectors.

You may be experiencing the dreaded diesel sound on start up in that case. It is much more than just a ticking noise but there is a very long thread about it entitled MCS engine noise when cold.

Mar 25th, 2008, 10:49 AM	#17
Martin F Making it add up Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Sussex Local Time: 10:10 PM Posts: 635 Offline	Quote: Originally Posted by drb5 (original) I spoke to a couple of people and knowing what fuel injectors do and how loud they are, i can tell you definately NOT the injectors....the noise goes away after a minute or two and is considerably louder than the injectors. You may be experiencing the dreaded diesel sound on start up in that case. It is much more than just a ticking noise but there is a very long thread about it entitled MCS engine noise when cold.