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H6 rattle on startup
Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 2:28 pm
by Mellermick
G'day Guys and Gals
I've got a '08 Liberty H6 Spec B and the motor makes a dreadful rattle for about .5 of a second on colder startups. Subaru claim it is a tensioner (which has been replaced) and there is nothing they can do about it. Does anyone know about this or heard it before?
Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 2:46 pm
by 78sti
Is the oil on the full mark! Myne does this when it is low.
It always has a huge rattle after an oil change till the oil pressure is up!
They are probably right as the tensioner is probable leaking a little and takes slightly longer to build up oil pressure.
As far as I know it should not cause any problems as the timing chain is just loose until the oil pressure has come up.
Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 7:20 pm
by sven '2'
Mellermick wrote:G'day Guys and Gals
I've got a '08 Liberty H6 Spec B and the motor makes a dreadful rattle for about .5 of a second on colder startups. Subaru claim it is a tensioner (which has been replaced) and there is nothing they can do about it. Does anyone know about this or heard it before?
if < 1 second why worry about it like Subaru said?
Posted: Thu Dec 16, 2010 12:12 am
by seagull
does the oil filter have a drain back valve fitted to it ( ie ) is it a cheap and nasty unit ?