My first 3 second cold start rattle

**DarrenOman** · 11-27-2016 04:27 AM

My 04 B6 S4 has 207,000Khm or 128,600 miles. I am accustom to at least a couple of millisecond chain slaps at cold start-up per week for the past 6 months, but today was my first real long chain rattle. I must admit, it freaked me out, totally caught me off-guard. With that said, I have known this day will come and am at peace with what I will be paying to have the guides replaced etc. Although I am expecting not to pay as much as you USA guys, since I live in the Middle east and labor is a lot cheaper here.

My question is, what do I need apart from the obvious parts, which I presume are the following:-

JHM/OEM Intermediate timing kit
Mechanical adjuster upper guide rail

Hopefully the car will keep on running for a while, since I am in the middle of a job & home move.

**neilpaku** · 11-27-2016 07:04 AM

Get your valve guides and seals checked, and your clutch. If it were me, I'd just replace them anyway. Those valve stems have a very small diameter and it doesn't take much wear for them to leak. Are you burning much oil?

**DarrenOman** · 11-27-2016 07:35 AM

Neilpaku, funny that you mention that. I noticed a puff of smoke at start up over the past month that seemed to be new.
She doesnt go through too much oil, maybe 2 quarts every 5000km. Thought i would try to find somewhere to do a compression test and Bore scope.

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**DarrenOman** · 11-29-2016 11:16 AM

I had a quick look around for valve guides and only came up with ECS at $10 ea. Anyone knows who else sell them. Thanks

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**neilpaku** · 11-29-2016 12:10 PM

I think Integrated Engineering sell them too, but my shop just sourced them themselves - I don't know what brand they were - but the shop knew all the specs so I let them have at it