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I'm getting a lot more engine noise at cold start than when new. Car is a Forte EX with the 2.0 engine and currently at 2000 miles. I live in an area where it's no lower than 40 degrees in the morning right now.
The engine sounds fine on initial cold start, but as the idle begins to decrease (before driving), there is a lot of valvetrain noise, including a tapping or light knocking noise. This usually disappears within the first 100 hundred feet after driving off. But it's quite noisy at idle before hand. This can't be good for the engine, as it has to be wearing on internal engine parts, which the engine sound(s) clearly indicate.
I have tried 10w-30, 5w-30, and just went back to 5w-20(per factory fill and Kia recommendation). None of them improved this condition. The reason I have a couple extra oil changes in so little mileage is because of an oil leak at the oil pan that was repaired and the dealer had added dye to the oil. Then the switch back to a 5w-20 oil. Been using only Kia oil filters.
I could just blow this off and accept it as characteristic of these engines, but it really doesn't sound good, has me concerned.
Anybody else hearing unusual engine noise after a cold start?
The engine sounds fine on initial cold start, but as the idle begins to decrease (before driving), there is a lot of valvetrain noise, including a tapping or light knocking noise. This usually disappears within the first 100 hundred feet after driving off. But it's quite noisy at idle before hand. This can't be good for the engine, as it has to be wearing on internal engine parts, which the engine sound(s) clearly indicate.
I have tried 10w-30, 5w-30, and just went back to 5w-20(per factory fill and Kia recommendation). None of them improved this condition. The reason I have a couple extra oil changes in so little mileage is because of an oil leak at the oil pan that was repaired and the dealer had added dye to the oil. Then the switch back to a 5w-20 oil. Been using only Kia oil filters.
I could just blow this off and accept it as characteristic of these engines, but it really doesn't sound good, has me concerned.
Anybody else hearing unusual engine noise after a cold start?