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Strange noise at Cold Startup D3

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#1 ·
Evening all,

everytime i startup when the engine is Cold, a strange noise appear. Its also hard to locate the source, since it only makes the noise at the first startup.

I have found a Youtube Video where it is the same noise:


Any ideas? :s
 
#2 ·
you appear to have Optimus prime or another autobot sat in your exhaust
 
#3 ·
first of all I thought it sounded like a starter solenoid stuck but I did have a car once with a similar sound that was a clutch bearing giving out, sure someone will be able to give you a better idea soon.
 
#4 ·
Evening all,

everytime i startup when the engine is Cold, a strange noise appear. Its also hard to locate the source, since it only makes the noise at the first startup.

I have found a Youtube Video where it is the same noise:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElmpWXL2dFM

Any ideas? :s
Mine has sounded like that since I bought it in Feb 2015 !
More Massey Ferguson than Alfa Romeo !
 
#6 ·
This is exactly the noise mine D3 does. I'm just wondering if you've solved it somehow in the meantime. I've a feeling it's getting worse and I've felt quite sorry for the car when starting this morning :/ I'll be getting the car serviced in a two weeks so I'll mention it, but it'll be hard for them to reproduce on warm car so I would love to help them.
 
#10 ·
My D3 has made that noise from the day I bought it - never though much of it as it has only ever done it when the engine was cold and I just presumed it was something that was cold needing to warm up. That car has now done 35K miles and has never had any issues. Is yours a 5 cyl or a 4 cyl? I don't think it's anything to worry about, it seems to be normal.
 
#11 ·
So I've just returned from the service. I spoke quickly to the guys, and they said they heard that in the past, they were unable to find the cause and it didn't lead to any real problems. It's 5 cyl D5204T6.

I guess we'll need to stop driving diesel cars if we want to get rid of all the noises :) (anybody as excited about the upcoming electric/hybrid V40/S40 as I am).
 
#12 ·
Any luck with this??

Evening all,

everytime i startup when the engine is Cold, a strange noise appear. Its also hard to locate the source, since it only makes the noise at the first startup.

I have found a Youtube Video where it is the same noise:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElmpWXL2dFM

Any ideas? :s
Mine has developed a similar fault - any idea what it is?
 
#14 ·
Why do you think it's a fault at all? Nobody who reported that noise has ever had a proven fault within the engine or gearbox... I have exactly the same noise with my D3 and the D3 I drove before and because you need to press the clutch (and therefore disengage the gearbox) I don't think it's an indicator for a problem with the engine or gearbox. Mine has now 70000 km on it and no signs of a problem whatsoever...