Cold start rattle in the turbo

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Play those videos for BOTH the service writer & the Mechanic! Use them warranties!
 

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Thanks all, I thought that knock was loud. Do you think the tsb will fix that knock or will I just have to play the waiting game?

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From @Bill Schell :

"Update. Had the work completed this week. Dropped off Monday, it was scheduled for 3 full days, and it took 5 days. Found out they opted to do a "body off"... which made me cinch up at the counter :eek:. I've heard about them doing this on F-series trucks but not on Expy's/Nav's.

Anyway, they ended up including the oil & filter change. They performed the work under the 60K powertrain warranty and to TSB 20-2166. I see a good many have been asking about the "expected 3Q19 TSB release" regarding the timing chain/cam phaser/VCT problems - it did not get published until 06/04/20. Oddly enough, in all my searches on SSM and TSB's regarding this problem, I never came across this TSB. Hopefully this will help others should they end up dealing with the problem.

https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2020/MC-10177121-0001.pdf

No problems on the 60 mile return trip home. No leaks, rattles, and no cold start noise... so far. It's both weird and a bit unnerving to know your rig was basically split apart, but I guess that's how they do things these days."
 

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Read that post. That is where I got the tsb that I told them I wanted done. Thanks again I will update once I hear back

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Thanks all, I thought that knock was loud. Do you think the tsb will fix that knock or will I just have to play the waiting game?

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No Tsp will not fix that knock is bad.
My jaw dropped when I heard that.

That is really bad knock.
I heard the cam phaser rattle, and go away when oil pressure was built up.

I hear the wastegate rattle clearly.

Man that knock is horrible.

Beware.
 

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Here's a few videos of my current noises.

The first movie is an example of the top of the engine, immediately after a cold start. This to me sounds more like the TSB for the VCT etc.


The second video clip is after a cold start, under the vehicle near the drivers side turbo.


Third video is immediately after the previous, ran over to the passenger side turbo.

And finally, about 5 minutes after the cold startup, while driving in a residential area, from a standing stop, with low acceleration, you can hear the turbo's clicking until the wind noise drowns them out.


Assuming none of these are normal at this point. I just hit 11k miles on this thing.
 
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