(T) Ticking sound

I went through a rather large puddle (more like a lake) on saturday and I am now paranoid I have broken my Punto. When I accellerate it sounds like the turbo is ticking.

Any ideas?

Also the rubber bit on the bottom of the bumper has been half ripped off by the water and the fogs are full of condensation.

Personally I wouldnt drive it another inch, straight round to the dealer under warranty, even try for for the trim fault on the basis of fit for purpose? maybe not

I had a problem with waterlogged fogs (well just one of the fogs) on a Fiesta.

6 months later and it still ahdn't cleared. I had to stick rolled up kitchen roll into the hollow foglight area to soak up water, over and over. There's no longer water in it but it's still all condensation. Ah well, it's getting traded in on Saturday

Yes, take it to the dealer about the ticking sound. If the engine/turbo has ingested any water it should be looked at.

Doubt if they will do anything about the trim as it was damaged by you whilst driving. More of an insurance claim if its worth the hassle.

Well.....what happened?

Booked it into Desira at the start of the week, They have said there is no difference between it and a demo car. I am not convinced but I have the receipt saying they checked it and they could not see a problem so if it goes bang then i'll throw the car back at them. I intend to get a second opinion to avoid the big bang scenario. My mate says it sounds wrong and he is an ex-engineer (granted for the local Aston Martin dealer).

The car still drives fine, same performance and no vibrations, just this tiking sound when the Turbo is going.

Perhaps there's a bomb under your car...

Or you ran someone over and there's an old watch stuck in the engine compartement...

I avoid puddles - never seen the idea of going steaming through them!

To be honest it'd have to be a pretty deep puddle to draw water in. The air intake is from the top of the slam panel next to the bonnet catch.

the fogs should be easy to dry out take the back cover off remove the bulb and get busy with the hair dryer

does it start ticking from about 2000 rpm?
mine has done this from day 1 and they say it is normal,2500 miles now and not got any worse, sounds bad with the windows down.
gp 1.9.

Yeah 2000 rpm onwards but in the last few days it has sounded quieter.

my 1.9 gp has done it since i first bought it i think... slight ticking noise, i thought most diesels do it?

I think this is just noisey tappets - the second service should check and adjust them - maybe T can clarify this.

Its not the tappets fella. Its the turbo pulsing.

I would not worry about it. Seems to be a common thing. Mine does it and has been checked over by fiat. All pressures etc are ok.

So just love the car even if it thinks that it is a watch!

True but have seen this a few times....nice wet air filter

Depends when tea break is due