Troy75 Posted August 29, 2012 Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 Hi All, I recently purchased a 2007 Ford Edge AWD from a local Ford dealership and they seem to be having problems pinning down an engine noise that only happens for a second on a cold start the moment the engine transitions from turning over to starting. They've been pointing to TSBs regarding clicking sounds, but the clicking sounds they are referring to aren't the ones that I'm concerned with. I checked on here, and everyone else seems to be having the clicking sound of the taps or whatever rotating during normal engine operation. The sound I'm getting is only a second long, sounds like a rattle and is immediately when the engine first fires up after sitting cold for about 4hrs. I took a video of it this morning, and I can hear it, but it wasn't as loud as it has been, so I'm hoping others will be able to hear it and have some sort of an idea as to what's causing this, b/c the dealership is now trying to slaugh it off and not fix the issue. http://youtu.be/NxX5Gu7CD88 Any help is appreciated! Thanks, Troy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJG Posted August 29, 2012 Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 Using 5W20? Sounds like slow engine pressure to me at start up. Also....do you start engine with a heavy foot....give it gas like in old days before electronics....ie... rev it up at start? Try starting without touching accelerator and foot off gas. Still do it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy75 Posted August 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 Using 5W20? Sounds like slow engine pressure to me at start up. Also....do you start engine with a heavy foot....give it gas like in old days before electronics....ie... rev it up at start? Try starting without touching accelerator and foot off gas. Still do it? Using the recommended oil viscosity, it's been maintained at the Ford dealership and they apparently changed the oil over again. I don't touch the gas when starting fuel injected engines. I've mentioned the oil pressure to them and even asked about changing viscosity to see if that would fix the issue, but they weren't able to give me an answer; just basically said that I'd have to "live with it". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyers27 Posted September 2, 2012 Report Share Posted September 2, 2012 mine has done the same thing at cold start-ups last winter. (maybe 4 or 5 times) Only last for a few seconds. As soon as it does it this year i will be taking it in because i think this TSB will apply. tsb12-01-17.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy75 Posted September 8, 2012 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2012 I called up the service manager and chewed him about a bit about the blinker fluid change fixes. So far they've taken the front cover off and looked at the timing chain; no visible damage but they're changing the phaser and another part. Will know more next week and will post back in case anyone else has the same problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troy75 Posted October 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted October 2, 2012 After much digging around, the problem was related to a broken phaser on the right side. They've replaced it and the sound has gone away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WWWPerfA_ZN0W Posted October 3, 2012 Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 Glad it's fixed, and hope it holds! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blankster Posted October 3, 2012 Report Share Posted October 3, 2012 I thought a phaser was a ray gun on Star Trek? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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