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2Lstarting to sound like a diesel?

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2Lstarting to sound like a diesel?

Post by jock156 » Thu May 24, 2018 8:55 pm

So on start up fine, reverse out of the drive then into forward gear. That’s when it starts! Are there any heat shields on the exhaust as it seems to rattle. It’s not rev related as the drone doesn’t change when I give it some beans. Simply it sounds like a Hackney cab now rather than a petrol. One final thing, maybe it’s just me but the noise seems to go away when the engine is warm or more like I’ve got used to the sound. Other than that car runs/ drives like a dream.

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2Lstarting to sound like a diesel?

Post by Scooba_Steve » Thu May 24, 2018 9:33 pm

Is it the HVA tick?
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2Lstarting to sound like a diesel?

Post by srhutch » Thu May 24, 2018 9:45 pm

Scooba_Steve wrote: Thu May 24, 2018 9:33 pm Is it the HVA tick?
Not on a 2.0i it won’t be.
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2Lstarting to sound like a diesel?

Post by Smartbear » Thu May 24, 2018 11:29 pm

Maybe a cracked & blowing exhaust manifold, the 2litres seem susceptible to it :o
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Post by jock156 » Fri May 25, 2018 9:04 am

Cheers!

So take it to the local exhaust place and get it up on a ramp?

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Post by Smartbear » Fri May 25, 2018 9:13 am

jock156 wrote: Fri May 25, 2018 9:04 am Cheers!

So take it to the local exhaust place and get it up on a ramp?
New ones are a shocking price, some people have had success with welded repairs.
If you start it from cold with the bonnet up you should be able to tell if the manifold is cracked & blowing I’d have thought?
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Post by jock156 » Fri May 25, 2018 9:23 am

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