The following are some of the more common sounds made by a worn engine at start up.
Car makes gutteral sound on cold startr.
It s the awd hatchback model.
Certainly sometime since the.
Some are more serious than others but any noise should be investigated particularly if it gets louder or faster with rpm.
I recently noticed that it s been squeaking a bit.
A slow engine crank paired with this unfortunate noise means your battery is on the fritz.
We verified this sound 1 minute and 50 seconds into the video you can h.
This video is to verify a engine rattle sound when you start it up cold.
Fitting oversize pistons will solve the problem but this is a very expensive fix.
It typically goes away once the pistons expand from the heat of the engine.
Your car has several belts one for the power steering pulley one for the ac compressor and one for the steering if the belt is rubber and not a chain.
This noise is usually louder when you start the engine cold and fades away when you accelerate up to high speeds.
During a cold start this may show up as a rattling noise.
When it comes to cars the unexpected is usually bad and changes in state are almost always for the worse.
In fact it s summer where i live and a c is required just about anytime you go anywhere day or night so it may have been going on a while without me noticing it.
It may be low on fluid be past its prime or need a jump.
V10s sound especially violent during a cold start to start with a car s ecu decides that the engine has to idle higher when the engine is cold to stop it from stalling.
1 2 second rattle noise cold engine if you hear engine rattle noise from your engine on cold start and the engine rattle.
But only right at start up.
If your car s engine is making a shrieking sound it could be an issue with the serpentine belt either the rubber has gotten old and brittle or the tensioner could be failing.
This is less of a safety concern and more of a convenience concern as your car could end up failing to start tomorrow next week or next month it s tough to make an exact prediction.
If you have a high mileage vehicle with a worn engine the pistons may fit in the cylinders very loosely.
So i have a 2007 suzuki sx4 about 172 000 miles on it.