RATTLING ON START UP

[TREACLE]

Help...i have a 1.2 16v sporting punto and on starting i have a rattling noise in the engine....it seems to come from the belts....took it to fiat spent £400 and they said it was nothing....rattling goes after about 1/4 mile and only re-appears when cold...any ideas

 

[dave]

What did they say was the reason for charging £400. could be timing belt tension bearing.

 

[John H]

What are the possibilities of producing an audio sample of the noise?

One mans clatter is another mans piston slap, so to speak..

 

[Morty Mort]

Hei.

It could just be the timing belt. Does it have a plastic cover? When the engine is cold, it is "smaller". Eh.. anyway, after driving a couple of km's the engine is hot and some (metal) parts may have expanded due to heat - and as a result, tightening up the timing belt. Try to listen to the timing belt cover (if there is one, if not this reply was propably not very helpful) when starting up cold. I experienced this on a Ford Mondeo. Nothing to be worried about if this is the case. Anyway, it might be as Dave says - the timing belt tension bearing.

Morten.

 

[wimmy]

Heat shield! That rattle like buggery if they come a bit loose. I thought mine had something to do with the cambelt cover as it only started happening after i had it changed. Found out it was the haetshied just above the manifold

 

[Michela]

Does the rattling noise come from the passanger side of the car, and does it feel like you need to pull the choke out (if there was one)

Michela

 

[steveyensen]

It's not the famed marble in the ashtray, is it?

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