XK8 - rattle on start-up

XK8 - rattle on start-up

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ajmac

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260 months

Wednesday 28th December 2005
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Has anyone experienced a rattle on cold start with the AJ V8? It isn't the secondary tensioners as I changed them only 2,000 miles ago and it sounds different this time around. The noise is only apparent on a cold start and is similar to a hand full of nuts going around in a washing machine drum. As it is only there when cold I suspect it has something to do with the primary timing chain tensioner, as perhaps it bleeds down over night and thus the chain rattles.

Alastair