High mileage and got the rattle at 1500 rpm
Posted: Wed Aug 26, 2015 10:27 am
Hi all. Over in the uk. My pathy has always had the common engine tappety sound when engines cold that goes away after less than 5 mins of driving. Just lately I'm sure it's got very slightly louder and takes a little bit longer to go away. I thought it may need some fresh oil so spoke to a good friend that owns a garage, explained the rattle and booked it in for oil service. He rang a few hours later and said its pointless doing the oil change because he thinks the noise is the big ends on its way out or a piston.
It still pulls hard and have read numerous posts about the dreaded engine rattle being down to injectors and people just living with it. Also read about the ecu/fuel pump reset. I tried the reset and the noise more or less disappeared. 3 days later it's back!
Not sure weather to try and sorce a new engine, go ahead with the oil change hoping its a sticky lifter, or just live with it and hope it doesn't throw a piston through the side of the car.
It still pulls hard and have read numerous posts about the dreaded engine rattle being down to injectors and people just living with it. Also read about the ecu/fuel pump reset. I tried the reset and the noise more or less disappeared. 3 days later it's back!
Not sure weather to try and sorce a new engine, go ahead with the oil change hoping its a sticky lifter, or just live with it and hope it doesn't throw a piston through the side of the car.