itsapoolday
12-22-2023, 06:34 AM
Hi all,
I’ve got a 2015 S4 with 51k mi currently, bought at 36k mi. I get the timing chain rattle about 1/3 cold starts in the morning, but none last longer than a second so I’m not worried there for now.
The concerning part is I’ve noticed sometimes I’ll get the same timing chain rattle on start when the engine was previously running 30min - 1 hour beforehand. Granted it’s not every time, but I’d say 20% of the time. Is this cause for concern for in the next 30,000 miles or so? I would appreciate any insight on this as I’ve seen countless threads on the dreaded startup rattle, but not any on a semi-warm engine (apologies if I missed any previous posts on that). Thank you!
I’ve got a 2015 S4 with 51k mi currently, bought at 36k mi. I get the timing chain rattle about 1/3 cold starts in the morning, but none last longer than a second so I’m not worried there for now.
The concerning part is I’ve noticed sometimes I’ll get the same timing chain rattle on start when the engine was previously running 30min - 1 hour beforehand. Granted it’s not every time, but I’d say 20% of the time. Is this cause for concern for in the next 30,000 miles or so? I would appreciate any insight on this as I’ve seen countless threads on the dreaded startup rattle, but not any on a semi-warm engine (apologies if I missed any previous posts on that). Thank you!