tonycharente
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My 2020 Panda makes a rattling noise when not started for a few days. The rattle goes away after a second or two. The oil level is spot on. Any ideas, please?
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Tony
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Tony
Which engine? And mileage?My 2020 Panda makes a rattling noise when not started for a few days. The rattle goes away after a second or two. The oil level is spot on. Any ideas, please?
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Tony
I have a twinair (TA) engined 4x4 so don't have any specific experience to share, the TA can be noisy starting after not being used but it has the funky TA valve actuation - this I would expect to be oil draining from the TA system.It's a 1.2 litre 4 cylinder engine (69hp). The current "mileage" is 47900 kilometres, but it's been making the rattling noise ever since we first got it about 3 years ago, at around 30000 kilometres.
Ahh.. Pineau country!Thanks "Panda IIs".
Yes, I'll continue getting it serviced at the local Fiat dealership.
Yes, also, the Charente is really lovely. I live in Segonzac, close to Cognac.
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Tony
If this has happened since it's last service it could be the anti-drain back valve in the oil filter not working properly. A simple oil filter change could cure it.My 2020 Panda makes a rattling noise when not started for a few days. The rattle goes away after a second or two. The oil level is spot on. Any ideas, please?
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Tony
Explain "rubbish".Petronas Syntium (rubbish) Castrol Edge not much better.
Petronas is manufacturer of Selenia oils, highly regared in the Alfa Romeo and Abarth world.Explain "rubbish".
Nothing to disagree with here. Halfords had a deal on Syntium grades a year or so ago that made it cheaper then their own brand - can't say I looked recently, the last batch I got was from Shop 4 Parts seemed available ok there, which reminds me...Petronas is manufacturer of Selenia oils, highly regared in the Alfa Romeo and Abarth world.
Our Alfa Giulietta MultiAir 170HP, bought new in 2016, is doing great on Petronas Syntium 7000E, and so does the Panda TwinAir.
But it is harder to find there days, so I'm switching to Castrol Magnatec, as soon as I'm out of Petronas...
I used it.Explain "rubbish".
I use it too, in two different cars, and my experiences are completely the opposite.I used it.
After 500 miles it had turned the colour of rust. The rattles on start up had massively increased and even after 2 hours standing it made awful noises on start up. Running was harsh. After 1000 miles I drained it and changed to Castrol. In 50 years of motoring I have never seen oil perform like this or degrade so much. I wouldny used it tooil the mower wheels. Rubbish is avery polite and nice way to describe my experience with it. May be it was a fake product I encountered.
The Castrol that followed was badly contaminated by the residue and was changed after 4000 miles. Its now another 4000 miles since that change to Quantum and we are back to normal. The car can still be left 10 days and started without any tappet rattles and is again a smoothe as silk. While the Castrol was / is much better, it seems to degrade early to me. Ive noted low oil pressure running castrol before soits not a preferred choice for me. Its Ok I think but not the Pandas best oil by a mile. Im Ok with, Shell Helix, Total, Esso, Mobil among others but Quantum clearly and by a mile suits Pandas best, at least in this area. Im sure climate is a factor.