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mine does it too
Posted by Bret (more from Bret) on Mon, 11 Aug 2003 09:16:03
In Reply to: V6 seems a tad "clackity" on cold startup., Reg Quiring, Sun, 10 Aug 2003 21:44:35
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Sounds like a diesel on a cold morning. I think part of it is engine and part of it is exhaust, at least on my car.
Mobil One 10W-30 seemed to make it worse (M1 has a rep of being on the thin side). Saab OE 5W-30 Turbo oil minimized the noise compared to M1. Now running Castrol Syntec 0W-30 and is better than M1 and about the same as Saab oil.
I recently drove a brand new '03 Arc and it did the same thing. I think it's just the way the engine is tuned (prolly a MAP programming thing or related to that). I let mine warm up a few minutes in the AM before driving off. I've gotten used to it and it no longer concerns me but I was bothered when I first got the car. My oil analysis shows no unusual wear so I don't think it's harmful, just annoying.
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