forred Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 I've got an A6 1.8T (1999) with 80k on the clock. When starting from cold I'm getting a bad rattle from the engine (like tappet noise from my old 1989 escort) for only the first minute or so - then runs fine. Timing belt recently changed. Oil recently changed. MPG seems about right. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grahamb Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 does the rattle rise and fall with the revs of the engine? If so, definitely suspect cam followers/tappets. Does the oil pressure light extinguish immediately the second the engine is run? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tobes49 Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 What make is the oil filter? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peteA3TDI Posted October 18, 2005 Report Share Posted October 18, 2005 was/is the car on avs servicing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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