I"ve seen a couple make that noise too. My friends MS3 does the same ****..... DI motor's.

 

THey are gonna know it's been tuned regardless of putting the stock file back on.

You need a 2nd ECM

 

you have a sc there are obviusly similarities but in this case comparing the two will mess with ya. Try this start it cold the ticking sound will be fairly quick and withing about 30 secs. it will slow to about 1 tick/second. Its just the secondary fuel pump required for Direct injection. its all ok!

 

Yes the D/I ticking on a cold start is very quick (going with the RPMs) when the engine warms up and drops to idle speeds of 900 RPMs or so the D/I will have a slight 1 second tune to it.... It's normal, why does this tick bother everyone so much it's there from Day 1!

 

No he has an ss/tc lol we listened to his first, then mine, total difference. We had about 4 people listening to it as well and they could all hear it. I know what my car sounds like normal, I listen to it as it warms up every day with my windows down and 2 days ago, it started making a different sound, and with our dyno day coming up I just want to be 110% sure that there is nothing wrong.

I wish I could let some of you listen to it because theeeen you'd realize what I'm talking about lol.

 

i have a TC dude

my SC was totalled

hers was warmed up and had the ticking. not the problem. it was another ticking. 1 second intervals while idleing

then there was another sounds coming from where the pic showed.

 

Yes exactly it's an additional sound on top of the regular loudness of these cars lol I'm taking it in right now I'll update this later.

 

btw rissa. re dye your hair blonde....

 

::facepalm::

 

its brown....

its better blonde...

 

I gotta let it grow out a lil bit first lol dying your hair blonde is sooooo bad for your hair, I'm just gonna wash it a bunch of times so it comes out haha.

 

The faster ticking is due to the PCM firing the injectors twice per combustion cycle (once on the intake stroke and then the normal injection at the peak of the compression stroke). It does this for emission reasons on cold startup and is more than likely to get the cat to light off faster. A majority of the bad emissions a modern car will make occur right after startup.


My guess as to the outcome of the dealer visit, if there's not any drivability concerns or issues and the fuel pressure is showing fine on the Tech2, don't be surprised if the dealer comes back and says it's normal. I haven't heard the car in person so I can't comment and even a video or audio recording wouldn't help much, but there is a little variation in what some of the direct injection setups can sound like.

 

they didnt check the ECU bc she has a custom tune.

they literally just looked at it anf said it was fine.

 

The car should still be underwarranty. When you took it to the dealer did they write the car up and did you get a repair order when you got the car back? If not I would have the dealer create a repair order documenting the abnormal noise, if anything happens soon down the road the problem is documented and you should be covered. (warranty wise)

 

Yeah I have a repair order that says my complaint and says that's it's "normal" and it's in my glovebox in case anything does happen lol.

 

because it is normal zomg.

 

Have you gone out and got on it? Does it feel any different from before? I know its slow but does it feel any slower?

 

go pick some kids up with ur bus.lol:cssNET

 

its too windy right now it might blow over

 

I do. My kids. :

 

Haha it's not slooooww.

 

lemon law!
^_^

 

Prove it!!!

 

lmfao

 

cuban u love racing dont u? gotta prove the magic school bus can fly huh?