R56S cold start rattle.

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  1. 18th June 2009, 08:33 AM #11
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    I thought it was a design charactaristic


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  2. 18th June 2009, 11:26 AM #12
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    Quote Originally Posted by Crombers View Post
    I thought it was a design charactaristic
    The ticking noise, and slight dieselly sound at tickover is a characteristic of a lot of modern petrol engines which use high pressure fuel systems.

    The loud clattering start up is in no way a characteristic
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