I recorded a video of a cold start up without pressing the throttle so to hear the sound...as you can hear it goes away after 30seconds...opinions?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y7VdWIjOW08

 

lifters and once the oil pressure builds it is non existant... pretty standard I think?

 

Hello there Dan...Its been a while...hope you are ok my friend...No iti is not the injectors,they were installed last September and the noise started ten days ago...hear the video to tell me your opinion...

 

I rewatched it, it is a lifter I think. Do you get a puff of white smoke on start up too? Definitely not a rod.

 

No my friend...No smoke at all...Only one time out of 1000...I believe it is a lifter...it goes away and the car runs fine...
any other expert to see the video to share an opinion?

 

Guys...please have a look at the video to tell me your opinions....

 

it sounds OK to me, I say next time use this oil: Total Quartz Energy 9000 5W40 (used to be ELF)

 

Never heard of that...I will try to find it here...i had good opinion about mobil 1...but now...Do you use it in a 996TT?

 

Skandal, sounds like an exhaust leak..

 

That is what I thought last night! I just couldn't figure out how to explain why it went away after 30 sec. They usually stick around...

 

I ll go and jack the car next days to see what is going on...It might be an exhaust leak...or a header leak...and as it gets hot the leak goea away...possible...

 

sound like headers gasket leak.......

 

Wheb i got Fabspeed headers they were supposed to have new gaskets in the box...But they did not...so i put the stock ones...but its 5 months now...and the noise started 10 days ago...Tomorrow i will check it...

 

I got '01 TT, you should be able to find that oil in Europe since it is made in France, you should definitely try it out.

 

its def not a rod ... a rod is much deeper than that.. i would say sticky lifter or a slight exhaust leak that is sealing up after the head and exhaust manifold heat up and expand... has the sound gotten any louder in the last ten day or is remaining consistant?
tim