Ticking noise on a cold start (1.3)
- Symptoms
- Tick or rattle for a few seconds after a cold start
- Likely cause
- Wrong oil (a diesel-grade oil was used in the owner report); a weak timing chain tensioner can do the same.
- Fix
- Use the oil grade in the owner's manual. If the noise stays, have the timing chain tensioner checked.
- Applies to
- 2NZ-FE 1.3
- Confidence
- low
Sources
Related problems on this car
- CVT judder or shudder after a fluid change
- Vibration after drive shaft work (inner CV joints)
- Long cranking before the engine starts
- P0977 on the 1.3 automatic
Similar problems on other cars
- Tapping noise on a cold start · Suzuki Wagon R (Pakistan, K10B)
- Timing chain rattle on cold start (1KR/K3) · Toyota Passo (1st gen)
- Cold start, then engine dies · Toyota Vitz (1st gen)
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